Protecting the media from the police | Henry Porter

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Protecting the media from the police | Henry Porter

Henry Porter: The inept policing of public space is preventing reporters and photographers from going about their lawful business

via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/henryporter/2010/jan/07/police-photography-public-space

Over 300 of Britain’s best-known photographers have signed a letter to protest against the use of terror laws to stop and search by police and the officious regiment of police community support officers (PCSOs). The letter comes after news that a photographer belonging to the NUJ – Andrew Handley of MK News in Milton Keynes – received £5,000 after being unlawfully held for taking pictures of a car accident.

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