# Claim 330

A CNN anchor said the arrest reflected a broader loss of control by authorities managing the protests.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: A CNN anchor said the arrest reflected a broader loss of control by authorities managing the protests.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: Contrast in treatment noted on air
- About: [incident 2020-minnesota-state-patrol-arrests-cnn-crew-minneapolis](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-minnesota-state-patrol-arrests-cnn-crew-minneapolis)
- Source: CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and a crew were arrested and released on live TV in Minneapolis. https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/cnn-reporter-omar-jimenez-and-a-crew-were-arrested-and-released-on-live-tv-in-minneapolis/
- Publisher: Poynter
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2020-05-29

## Quotation from the source

> I do think what happened to Omar is part of a general loss of control.

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