Category: Access & Censorship
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Attacks on media covering the protests are simply following the president’s rhetoric – Poynter
Attacks on media covering the protests are simply following the president’s rhetoric – Poynter When President Trump, the leader of the free world, disrespects the press, why should we expect citizens to respect them? via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/attacks-on-media-covering-the-protests-are-simply-following-the-presidents-rhetoric/ For his entire administration, Trump has continually bashed the media — calling it “lamestream” and “fake news” and,…
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Photojournalists Attacked and Arrested at Protests Around the Country – PhotoShelter Blog
Photojournalists Attacked and Arrested at Protests Around the Country – PhotoShelter Blog In the span of less than a week, concerns about COVID-19 have taken a backseat to the nationwide protests against police brutality and racism sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmad Aubrey, and Breonna Taylor. Photojournalists covering the scenes hav via PhotoShelter…
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The police abuses the press. Again. – Columbia Journalism Review
The police abuses the press. Again. On Friday night—as mass protests sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, and Black Americans in Kentucky, Georgia, and elsewhere convulsed America—anchors with WAVE 3 News, the NBC affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky, were conversing on ai via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/the-police-abuses-the-press-again.php ON FRIDAY NIGHT—as mass protests sparked…
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A Reporter’s Cry on Live TV: ‘I’m Getting Shot! I’m Getting Shot!’ – The New York Times
A Reporter’s Cry on Live TV: ‘I’m Getting Shot! I’m Getting Shot!’ From a television crew assaulted by protesters to a photographer struck in the eye, journalists have found themselves targeted on the streets of America. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/us/minneapolis-protests-press.html From a television crew assaulted by protesters to a photographer struck in the eye, journalists have found…
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Journalists covering nights of protests and unrest found themselves under attack – Poynter
Journalists covering nights of protests and unrest found themselves under attack – Poynter On any given day, any one of these attacks would be newsworthy. Friday night, they were numerous. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/journalists-covering-nights-of-protests-and-unrest-found-themselves-under-attack/ On any given day, any one of the attacks that I mention in this column would be newsworthy. The fact that this…
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Inside the Early Days of China’s Coronavirus Coverup | WIRED
Inside the Early Days of China’s Coronavirus Coverup The dawn of a pandemic—as seen through the news and social media posts that vanished from China’s internet. via Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-early-days-of-chinas-coronavirus-coverup/ The dawn of a pandemic—as seen through the news and social media posts that vanished from China’s internet.
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Photographer cited, had drone confiscated for documenting Hart Island mass burials with his drone: Digital Photography Review
Photographer cited, had drone confiscated for documenting Hart Island mass burials with his drone George Steinmetz, whose aerial photography work appears in National Geographic and the New York Times, was cited for flying his drone over a massive burial ditch on Hart Island. via DPReview: https://www.dpreview.com/news/0697559238/photographer-cited-drone-documenting-hart-island-mass-burials-with-his-drone This past Tuesday, while documenting a burial ditch located…
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What is HIPAA and how does it affect our understanding of the coronavirus? – Poynter
What is HIPAA and how does it affect our understanding of the coronavirus? – Poynter The widely misunderstood act is being invoked to limit access to COVID-19 data and to block journalists from documenting shortages and the illness itself. via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/hipaa-and-coronavirus/ Hospitals are blocking journalists from documenting what it’s like inside their walls and…
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Every Inch of Earth – Guernica
Every Inch of Earth Sebastian Meyer and Kamaran Najm co-founded a photo agency in Iraq and teamed up to document a new era in Kurdistan, a region with a long history of suffering. Until Kamaran was captured by ISIS. via Guernica: https://www.guernicamag.com/every-inch-of-earth/ Sebastian Meyer and Kamaran Najm co-founded a photo agency in Iraq and teamed…
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Pandemic, photography, and psychological distance – Columbia Journalism Review
Pandemic, photography, and psychological distance Decisions made by photojournalists and their editors define traumatic events in the cultural consciousness. Throughout coverage of COVID-19, many news outlets have published photographs that reiterate racist tropes, suggest a false gap between “East” a via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/opinion/covid-19-photos-distance-bias.php DECISIONS MADE BY PHOTOJOURNALISTS and their editors define traumatic events…
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“I needed to ensure that I didn’t go unnoticed”: Photojournalist Shahidul Alam on his new book and notorious 101-day incarceration
“I needed to ensure that I didn’t go unnoticed”: Photojournalist Shahidul Alam on his new book and notorious 101-day incarceration It’s been over a year since Shahidul Alam was taken from his home and arrested. We chat to the Bangladeshi photographer to hear about his experiences, how he continues to fight for social justice and…
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Shutterstock Employees Opposed to Censorship in China Told They Can ‘Work Elsewhere’
Shutterstock Employees Opposed to Censorship in China Told They Can ‘Work Elsewhere’ Stock photo giant Shutterstock has found itself in some ethical hot water. In a recording obtained by the media, an executive is heard dismissing via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/03/02/shutterstock-employees-who-are-anti-censorship-told-they-can-work-elsewhere/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Stock photo giant Shutterstock has found itself in some ethical hot water. In a recording obtained…
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Sony World Photography Awards Accused of Censorship After Pulling Hong Kong Protest Photos
Sony World Photography Awards Accused of Censorship After Pulling Hong Kong Protest Photos The Sony World Photography Awards is being accused of censorship by the photojournalist community this week after the renowned competition pulled down via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/02/21/sony-world-photography-awards-accused-of-censorship-after-pulling-hong-kong-protest-photos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 The story first broke in the Hong Kong Free Press, after photographer Ko Chung-ming pointed out that…
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Removal of Hong Kong protest images from Sony World Photography Awards website raises censorship concerns | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Removal of Hong Kong protest images from Sony World Photography Awards website raises censorship concerns | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP Images relating to the Hong Kong protests have been taken down from the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards website because of their “sensitive nature.” While the finalists are still in the running for a…
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Fujifilm dropped a top street photographer, but did he cross a line?
Fujifilm dropped a top street photographer, but did he cross a line? Peers of Tatsuo Suzuki, known for his aggressive shooting style, come to his defense. via Input: https://www.inputmag.com/features/tatsuo-suzuki-fujifilm-street-photography-controversy Peers of Tatsuo Suzuki, known for his aggressive shooting style, come to his defense.
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In Homage to – and Defence of – the Work of Tatsuo Suzuki – By Steven Bleistein – 35mmc
In Homage to – and Defence of – the Work of Tatsuo Suzuki – By Steven Bleistein – 35mmc No worthwhile art ever escapes at least some controversy of some kind from some people at some time. Even Ansel Adams, whom no one would likely consider controversial, was no stranger to controversy himself. In the…
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Fujifilm Launched a Camera and Revealed How Their Ambassador Takes Photos. Then He was Canceled. – PhotoShelter Blog
Fujifilm Launched a Camera and Revealed How Their Ambassador Takes Photos. Then He was Canceled. – PhotoShelter Blog As a part of the launch of the Fuji X100V, Fujifilm posted a video on their YouTube channel of Japanese street photographer Tatsuo Suzuki at work. Suzuki’s aggressive style rubbed people the wrong way, and within the…
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Fujifilm Removes Tatsuo Suzuki from X Photographer Program for his Controversial Steet Photography Shooting Style in X100V Video – Fuji Rumors
Fujifilm Removes Tatsuo Suzuki from X Photographer Program for his Controversial Steet Photography Shooting Style in X100V Video – Fuji Rumors The Controversy At the launch of the Fujifilm X100V, Fujifilm released lots of X100V promo videos, some of them made by their talented X photographers. One of t via Fuji Rumors: https://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-removes-tatsuo-suzuki-from-x-photographer-program-for-his-controversial-steet-photography-shooting-style-in-x100v-video/ Not only…
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Where is Photography Banned? – Feature Shoot
Where is Photography Banned? – Feature Shoot In the last decade, photographers covering stories for The New York Times, Getty Images, National Geographic, and more have been arrested for taking pictures on US soil. Authorities cracking down… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2020/01/where-is-photography-banned/ “Post-9-11 was the real start of this (in this century, at least), and it…