Category: Access & Censorship
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Security Guard at 555 California Street Threatens to Punch Photographer in the Face and Break His F****ing Camera | Thomas Hawk
Link: Security Guard at 555 California Street Threatens to Punch Photographer in the Face and Break His F****ing Camera | Thomas Hawk Digital Connection I was disappointed today to read a report by my friend Troy Holden, who works on the Caliber blog over a run in that he and another photographer had with a…
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Administration Loses Bid to Exclude Fox News From Pay Czar Interview
Link: Administration Loses Bid to Exclude Fox News From Pay Czar Interview – Political News – FOXNews.com The Obama administration on Thursday tried to make “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg available for interviews to every member of the White House pool except Fox News. But the Washington bureau chiefs of the five TV networks decided that…
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Information Black Hole – At War
Information Black Hole A Taliban spokesperson issued a warning to journalists “not to become a part of the government propaganda.” via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/information-black-hole/ Before the Pakistani military launched its offensive against Taliban militants in the rugged tribal region of South Waziristan, Gen. Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani, the powerful Pakistani army chief, called the region…
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On Canon Taking Down Nocturne « Fake Chuck Westfall
On Canon Taking Down Nocturne A HUGE flood of email is currently taking down our corporate network here at Canon USA as people write in to complain about why we told Vincent Laforet, eternal peace and blessings be upon him, to … via Fake Chuck Westfall: http://fakechuckwestfall.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/on-canon-taking-down-nocturne/ Really, how stupid do you have to be…
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BURN magazine receives Lucie Award | burn magazine
BURN magazine receives Lucie Award No cameras allowed at the ceremony, but Kerry Payne managed to sneak out a tiny iPhone pic… Needless to say, we are so very humbled by this award…Photography Magazine of the Year 2009 w… via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2009/10/burn-magazine-wins-lucie-award/ No cameras allowed at the ceremony
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In Trafigura Case, The Guardian and Twitter Untie Gag Order – NYTimes.com
Twitter and a Newspaper Untie a Gag Order The editor of The Guardian in London, Alan Rusbridger, and other Twitter users worked around a gag order that protected Trafigura, the shipping company. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/technology/internet/19link.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Last month, a British judge ruled that material obtained by Guardian journalists about a multinational corporation had to be kept secret.…
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U.S. Military Backing Away From Ban On Photos Of Dead?
Link: U.S. Military Backing Away From Ban On Photos Of Dead?: That’s right, apparently it’s not over with yet – there may be more revisions coming, according to a Pentagon spokesperson late today.
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Behind the Scenes: Rewriting the Rules – Lens Blog
Behind the Scenes: Rewriting the Rules A military command in Afghanistan issues, then revises, media rules. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/behind-21/ Donald R. Winslow, the editor of News Photographer magazine and of the National Press Photographers Association Web site, said, “None of us could recall any time in history that photographers had been banned from taking…
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A Tale of Two Worlds « Perfesser Kev
Link: A Tale of Two Worlds « Perfesser Kev: Many argue that a block on such pictures is meant to protect the families of the victims. That is a worthy sympathy too. But that place is a funny one to draw such a line. If that holds true, should we not avoid photos of any…
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Ground Rules On "Killed In Action" Photos Revised Again – NPPA
Link: Ground Rules On “Killed In Action” Photos Revised Again – NPPA: “14. Media will not be prohibited from viewing or filming casualties; however, casualty photographs showing recognizable face, nametag or other identifying feature or item will not be published. In respect to our family members, names, video, identifiable written/oral descriptions or identifiable photographs of…
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Judge Closes Pretrial Hearings to Public in Blackwater Case – washingtonpost.com
Judge Closes Pretrial Hearings to Public in Blackwater Case Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/14/AR2009101401956.html?wprss=rss_world Urbina denied The Post’s request. He said the rights of the five guards to a fair trial outweighed the public’s interest in attending the proceedings. He said he was concerned about how news accounts of the statements might affect witnesses, some as far away…
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PDN: New Rule Bans Some Afghanistan Casualty Photos
Link: PDN: New Rule Bans Some Afghanistan Casualty Photos
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California Governor Schwarzenegger Inks Tough Anti-Paparazzi Amendment
Link: California Governor Schwarzenegger Inks Tough Anti-Paparazzi Amendment: The amendment to the 11-year-old law which made it illegal for photographers to trespass, both physically and constructively, with the intention of photographing celebrities engaged in personal and familial activities in a “manner that is offensive to a reasonable person” – now allows plaintiffs to file suit…
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Olympic Commitee claims that photographing exterior of venues violates copyrights
Olympic Commitee claims that photographing exterior of venues violates copyrights Jordan sez, “The IOC, believing that it owns the photos in your shoebox, sent a takedown notice to Richard Giles, AWIA member and rather good photographer. I took notice, as we in Vancouver a… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/07/olympic-commitee-cla.html In Ed Kashi’s new book, THREE, images…
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International Olympic Committee Tries to Shut Down Olympic Photos On Flickr
Link: International Olympic Committee Tries to Shut Down Olympic Photos On Flickr | Thomas Hawk Digital Connection: What’s even worse, it appears that the IOC is trying to argue with Giles that even using the *word* Olympics in his photostream is somehow some sort of violation.
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PDNPulse: Just One Photographer Still Covering Returning Military Dead
Link: PDNPulse: Just One Photographer Still Covering Returning Military Dead: The Examiner reports that the AP usually sends the same photographer to every transfer, but fails to mention his name. So we will: Steve Ruark. AP spokesperson Paul Colford tells us Ruark sometimes makes two trips in a single day to Dover to photograph these…
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PDNPulse: Read The Bizarre Lawsuit Against Tom Brady
Link: PDNPulse: Read The Bizarre Lawsuit Against Tom Brady: Today we got our hands on a PDF of the suit
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NPPA Warns Photojournalists About Police Plans For Pittsburgh's G20 Summit
Link: NPPA Warns Photojournalists About Police Plans For Pittsburgh’s G20 Summit: The National Press Photographers Association is warning photojournalists who will be covering the upcoming G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, PA, to be aware that local law enforcement has stated that the media will be “treated no differently than the public” when they issue an order…
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Russian Billionaire Installs Anti-Photo Shield on Giant Yacht
Link: Russian Billionaire Installs Anti-Photo Shield on Giant Yacht | Gadget Lab | Wired.com: Roman Ambramovich has installed an anti-paparazzi “shield”. Lasers sweep the surroundings and when they detect a CCD, they fire a bolt of light right at the camera to obliterate any photograph.
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Prison Access for Journalists
Link: Prison Access for Journalists « Prison Photography: People ask how photojournalists and documentary makers get access to prisons, so I ask the photographers I meet. For every photographer, circumstances and events are unique.