Category: Access & Censorship
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Reporters covering the Capitol attack were used to harassment and heckling. But Wednesday was different. – Poynter
Reporters covering the Capitol attack were used to harassment and heckling. But Wednesday was different. – Poynter Rioters spat at reporters and hurled slurs. They chased journalists down and destroyed their gear. Some physically assaulted media workers. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2021/reporters-covering-the-capitol-attack-were-used-to-harassment-and-heckling-but-wednesday-was-different/ When Trump took the stage Wednesday at his “Save America” rally, he started his speech…
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Should journalists play a role in identifying rioters? – Poynter
Should journalists play a role in identifying rioters? – Poynter News organizations may have an unpopular fight ahead as federal law enforcement agencies seek out their unpublished images from the Capitol siege. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2021/should-journalists-play-a-role-in-identifying-rioters/ News organizations should soon expect to hear from federal law enforcement agencies. National Press Photographers Association General Counsel Mickey Osterreicher…
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‘Murder the Media:” How The News Media Became a Target on Capitol Hill – The New York Times
Covering Pro-Trump Mobs, the News Media Became a Target (Published 2021) “Murder the media” was scratched into a door of the Capitol. Violent protesters smashed equipment and punched a photographer. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/business/media/media-murder-capitol-building.html As Trump supporters rampaged on Wednesday, incited by the president’s false claims of a stolen election, they hit on a secondary target: journalists.
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Award-Winning Photojournalist Jailed For Photographing Refugee Camp
Award-Winning Photojournalist Jailed For Photographing Refugee Camp Abul Kalam is most well-known for his photography centered on documenting the life of refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh. On December 29, he was arrested via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/01/04/award-winning-photojournalist-jailed-for-photographing-refugee-camp/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Abul Kalam is most well-known for his photography centered on documenting the life of refugees from Myanmar in Bangladesh. On…
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Art and Creative Acts That Were Censored in 2020
Art and Creative Acts That Were Censored in 2020 Human rights experts have expressed distress that the pandemic has increased attacks against free speech, LBGTQ+ rights, and peaceful assembly. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/612222/art-and-creative-acts-that-were-censored-in-2020/ Human rights experts have expressed distress that the pandemic has increased attacks against free speech, LBGTQ+ rights, and peaceful assembly.
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How Trump Suppresses Photography of Covid-19 Pandemic
Hiding Covid-19: How the Trump Administration Suppresses Photography of the Pandemic The U.S. government has reinforced media restrictions at hospitals, reducing the flow of disturbing images of the pandemic. via The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2020/12/27/covid-photography-hospitals/ The U.S. government has reinforced media restrictions at hospitals, reducing the flow of disturbing images of the pandemic.
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Murders of Journalists Doubled in 2020 – The New York Times
Number of Journalists Killed for Their Reporting Doubled in 2020 At least 30 journalists were killed this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, with 21 slain as a direct result of their work. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/world/americas/mexico-journalists-killings-double.html At least 30 journalists were killed this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, with 21 slain…
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Mexican photojournalist killed after taking photos of bodies along a road | Mexico | The Guardian
Mexican photojournalist killed after taking photos of bodies along a road Jaime Castaño Zacarías is ninth journalist killed in Mexico this year after he was pursued by gunmen via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/mexico-journalists-killed-jaime-castano-zacarias Jaime Castaño Zacarías is ninth journalist killed in Mexico this year after he was pursued by gunmen
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Protests Erupt in France Over Proposal to Limit Publication of Images of Police
Protests Erupt in France Over Proposal to Limit Publication of Images of Police Protests have erupted across France over a proposed security law that would greatly limit the publication of images of police officers. The controversial via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/12/01/protests-erupt-in-france-over-proposal-to-limit-publication-of-images-of-police/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The controversial Article 24 in the new Global Security Bill pushed by French President Emmanuel Macron’s…
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Protection of who? – Thoughts of a Bohemian
Protection of who? – Thoughts of a Bohemian A new law restricting what can be photographed is threatening the fabric of French democracy. It might snowball into other countries.. via Thoughts of a Bohemian: http://blog.melchersystem.com/protection-of-who/ Proscribing the photographing of people in public places, the depiction of the consequence of violent attacks, and the recording of…
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Million MAGA March: Unravelling a Violent Viral Video – bellingcat
Million MAGA March: Unravelling a Violent Viral Video – bellingcat A video showing left-wing protesters attacking a right-wing activist spread across social media after the “Million MAGA March” in Washington DC. But did it tell the whole story? via bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/11/18/million-maga-march-unravelling-a-violent-viral-video/ While the daytime rally included several skirmishes, the number of violent incidents escalated significantly…
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NBA Strips Photographer’s Credentials Over Offensive Kamala Harris Post
NBA Strips Photographer’s Credentials Over Offensive Kamala Harris Post A freelance photographer who has been working with the NBA for several years has been kicked out of the league’s Orlando “bubble” after he was called out via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/08/15/nba-strips-photographers-credentials-over-offensive-kamala-harris-post/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 A freelance photographer who has been working with the NBA for several years has been kicked…
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Exposing Rodrigo Duterte’s War on the Free Press
Exposing Rodrigo Duterte’s War on the Free Press Director Ramona Diaz and journalist Maria Ressa discuss their struggles to make A Thousand Cuts, a film about the autocratic president of the Philippines. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/580647/a-thousand-cuts-documentary-philippines-journalism/ “It all goes back to Silicon Valley,” Ressa adds. A Thousand Cuts follows the Philippines 2019 legislative elections, when for…
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Libyan National Army ‘sentences’ freelance photojournalist Ismail Abuzreiba al-Zway to 15 years – Committee to Protect Journalists
Libyan National Army ‘sentences’ freelance photojournalist Ismail Abuzreiba al-Zway to 15 years – Committee to Protect Journalists Washington, D.C., August 4, 2020–The Libyan National Army should immediately release photojournalist Ismail Abuzreiba al-Zway, and stop prosecuting journalists in secret trials and in military courts, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. In a via Committee to…
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Missing Photojournalist Austin Tice, Tops July Ranking Of One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” Press Freedom Cases Press Freedom Cases
Missing Photojournalist Austin Tice, Tops July Ranking Of One Free Press Coalition’s “10 Most Urgent” Press Freedom Cases Press Freedom Cases The One Free Press Coalition Publishes its “10 Most Urgent” List. via Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2020/08/03/missing-photojournalist-austin-tice-tops-july-ranking-of-one-free-press-coalitions-10-most-urgent-press-freedom-cases-press-freedom-cases/#292fd4a6579e NEW YORK – Aug. 3, 2020 – Freelance photojournalist Austin Tice, who went missing in 2012 while reporting on the…
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Power, Consent, and Obligations in Photography | Conscientious Photography Magazine
Power, Consent, and Obligations in Photography via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/power-consent-obligations/ One of photography’s most important problems is the power imbalance between someone operating a camera and someone finding her or himself in front of it. Unless there is an actual collaboration going on, it is the photographer whose decisions result in what the subject…
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The attacks on press freedom in Portland – Columbia Journalism Review
The attacks on press freedom in Portland This week Dave Miller, who hosts a daily talk show on Oregon Public Broadcasting, interviewed “two very tired people”: Tuck Woodstock and Sergio Olmos, both independent journalists. Since late May, daily protests in solidarity with Black lives and agai via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/portland_trump_press_freedom.php THIS WEEK DAVE MILLER,…
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A Seattle judge ruled 5 news outlets, including The Seattle Times, must give photos and video of protests to police – Poynter
A Seattle judge ruled 5 news outlets, including The Seattle Times, must give photos and video of protests to police – Poynter A legal expert said the ruling creates a ‘troubling precedent’ that could make news media unwelcome at future protests. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/seattle-times-judge-subpoena-protest-police/ A Seattle judge ruled Friday five news outlets must turn over…
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Photo of COVID-19 victim in Indonesia sparks fascination—and denial
Link: Photojournalist Joshua Irwandi shadowed hospital workers in Indonesia, taking a striking image of a plastic-wrapped body of a COVID-19 victim while making sure not to reveal distinguishing characteristics, or even gender.
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Opinion | Why Does the N.Y.P.D. Want to Punish Journalists? – The New York Times
Opinion | Why Does the N.Y.P.D. Want to Punish Journalists? The Police Department’s proposed new rules threaten press freedom. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/opinion/nyc-police-journalists.html “Let’s revoke the NYPD’s ability to issue press credentials entirely. They’ve repeatedly proven that they are unwilling and unable to oversee a legitimate process,” Scott Stringer, the city’s comptroller, tweeted. Keith Powers, a City…