Journalists prepare for protests where they could be targets

Members of the Washington National Guard stand at a sundial near the Legislative Building, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Governors in some states have called out the National Guard, declared states of emergency and closed their capitols over concerns about potentially violent protests. Though details remain murky, demonstrations are expected at state capitols beginning Sunday and leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A member of the Pennsylvania Capitol Police guards the entrance to the Pennsylvania Capitol Complex in Harrisburg, Pa. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. State capitols across the country are under heightened security after the siege of the U.S. Capitol last week. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

DPS State Troopers stand on guard outside of a COVID-19 testing tent at the north entrance of the Capitol on the first day of the 87th Legislature, Tuesday Jan. 12, 2021 in Austin, Texas. More than 100 Texas troopers, including dozens wearing tactical vests and carrying riot gear, stood on guard outside the state Capitol on Tuesday as lawmakers returned to work amid FBI warnings of armed protests at statehouses across the country. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Workers maneuver sheets of plywood into place as they work to cover the first floor windows at the Illinois State Capitol in preparations for possible protests, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced that he has activated 250 members of the Illinois National Guard amid threats of armed protests in capital cities across the country in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

A member of the Pennsylvania Capitol Police stands guard at the entrance to the Pennsylvania Capitol Complex in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. State capitols across the country are under heightened security after the siege of the U.S. Capitol last week. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Members of the Kansas Highway Patrol stand guard by the Kansas Senate chambers Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)

Ohio Statehouse maintenance employees board up the windows of the building behind the United Spanish War Veterans Memorial statue in preparation for planned weekend protests in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The Statehouse and all state buildings in downtown Columbus will be closed Sunday through Wednesday. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

A new security fence forming a four-sided box has been placed on the west side of the Ohio Statehouse in anticipation of a Pro-Trump protest this weekend on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

A Washington State Patrol trooper stands near a bust of President George Washington in the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The building is closed to the public, and officials said that security on the Capitol campus will remain tight at least through next week when Joe Biden is sworn in as the President of the United States. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)