Category: Access & Censorship
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‘No Photographs’: Trump’s Order to White House Photographer on Jan 6 | PetaPixel
‘No Photographs’: Trump’s Order to White House Photographer on Jan 6 “No photographs.” via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/07/22/no-photographs-trumps-order-to-white-house-photographer-on-jan-6/ Shealah Craighead rarely put down her camera when Trump was in the public eye, as the former president was particularly, and notably, fond of being in front of the camera and driving stories and ratings, Business Insider reports. But…
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New Arizona Law Makes Photographing Police Up Close Illegal | PetaPixel
New Arizona Law Makes Photographing Police Up Close Illegal If you want to film police officers in Arizona, you can’t stand too close. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/07/11/new-arizona-law-makes-photographing-police-up-close-illegal/ The new law, which goes into effect on September 24, prohibits anyone within eight feet of law enforcement officers from recording police activity. Violators will face a misdemeanor charge…
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Ukrainian Photojournalist Maks Levin ‘Executed in Cold Blood’ by Russian Soldiers
Ukrainian Photojournalist Maks Levin ‘Executed in Cold Blood’ by Russian Soldiers A report by Reporters Without Borders found Levin and a friend were possibly tortured before being shot. His girlfriend told VICE World News she wants Russia “to pay for what they’ve done.” Link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxnq99/maks-levin-russia-ukraine A report by Reporters Without Borders found Levin and a…
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Pultizer Photographer is Fined Under ‘Gag Law’ While Capturing Migrants | PetaPixel
Pultizer Photographer is Fined Under ‘Gag Law’ While Capturing Migrants The police say the photographer insulted them. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/06/16/pultizer-photographer-is-fined-under-gag-law-while-capturing-migrants/ Javier Bauluz was documenting the arrival of thousands of migrants last year in the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northwestern Africa.
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Would Showing Graphic Images of Mass Shootings Spur Action to Stop Them? | The New Yorker
Would Showing Graphic Images of Mass Shootings Spur Action to Stop Them? Returning to an old debate after the horrific killings in Uvalde, Texas. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/would-showing-graphic-images-of-mass-shootings-spur-action-to-stop-them The root of their pain lay in the photographs’ gruesome specificity and its capacity to answer in precise detail questions that were too lurid to have…
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Watching the resistance – Columbia Journalism Review
Watching the resistance In western Canada, land defenders keep filming via Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/special_report/wetsuweten-land-defenders-canada-gidimten.php As it is, newsrooms don’t necessarily prioritize sustained, nonviolent opposition in editorial decision-making. “The public eye wants violence and destruction, but turns away from our quiet resistance,” wrote Anne Spice, a Tlingit sociologist, and Denzel Sutherland-Wilson, a Gitxsan land defender,…
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Stringent Texas Anti-Drone Law Overturned in Federal Court | PetaPixel
Stringent Texas Anti-Drone Law Overturned in Federal Court The oppressive drone laws in Texas have been found to be unconstitutional. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/03/30/stringent-texas-anti-drone-law-overturned-in-federal-court/ The drone law in question amounted to a broad ban on drone use for a wide range of purposes that included journalism. The NPPA says that it stood against the law back…
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Family of killed photojournalist Danish Siddiqui seek action against Taliban lea : NPR
Family of killed photojournalist Danish Siddiqui take Taliban leaders to ICC The family of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, killed during a Taliban attack in Afghanistan last year, are seeking legal action at the International Criminal Court via NPR.org: https://www.npr.org/2022/03/23/1088172421/parents-of-killed-photojournalist-danish-siddiqui-seek-action-against-taliban The family of Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed last year in…
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Photojournalist shot to death outside his home in Tijuana – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Photojournalist shot to death outside his home in Tijuana Margarito Martínez Esquivel, a Tijuana photojournalist who covered police and security issues, was killed Monday via San Diego Union-Tribune: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/story/2022-01-17/photojournalist-death-tijuana Martínez, 49, was beloved by colleagues and known as fearless. Last year, he documented a shootout between two groups, putting his own safety at risk. Journalist…
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55 Media Organizations Urge Congress to Drop Subpoena of Photojournalist’s Phone | PetaPixel
Link: A group of 55 media organizations and advocates for press freedom have sent a letter urging the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol to withdraw a subpoena to a photojournalist’s phone records.
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Instagram Users Can Now Prevent Others from Embedding Their Photos | PetaPixel
Instagram Users Can Now Prevent Others from Embedding Their Photos Users finally have control over whether or not their images can be embedded. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/12/17/instagram-users-can-now-prevent-others-from-embedding-their-photos/ After a concerted effort by the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Instagram has added a new option that will enable users to prevent others from embedding content they…
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Photojournalist in Myanmar dies in military custody a week after arrest | Myanmar | The Guardian
Photojournalist in Myanmar dies in military custody a week after arrest Soe Naing was arrested in Yangon while taking photos of a ‘silent strike’ protest against military rule via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/14/photojournalist-in-myanmar-dies-in-military-custody-a-week-after-arrest Soe Naing was arrested in Yangon while taking photos of a ‘silent strike’ protest against military rule
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Sony World Photo Awards Leaked Real Name, Forcing Photographer Into Exile | PetaPixel
Sony World Photo Awards Leaked Real Name, Forcing Photographer Into Exile He has been living in exile ever since. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/09/30/sony-world-photo-awards-leaked-real-name-forcing-photographer-into-exile/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 In 2018, Turkish photojournalist Uygar Önder Şimşek says he entered the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards under a pseudonym in order to protect his identity. His work was shortlisted, but the Awards mistakenly…
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Biden Administration Hopes to Learn Fate of U.S. Hostage in Syria – The New York Times
Biden Administration Hopes to Learn Fate of U.S. Hostage in Syria While hopes for the return of Austin Tice have faded, the top American hostage negotiator says he believes the former journalist is still alive. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/us/politics/austin-tice.html While hopes for the return of Austin Tice have faded, the top American hostage negotiator says he believes…
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Police in Minnesota Round Up, Detain Photographers Covering a Protest | PetaPixel
Police in Minnesota Round Up, Detain Photographers Covering a Protest Detained, forced on their stomachs, and not released until they submitted to having faces and press credentials photographed. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/04/19/police-in-minnesota-round-up-detain-photographers-covering-a-protest/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Tim Evans, a freelance photojournalist for the European Pressphoto Agency, says he was tackled to the ground, punched, and sprayed with chemical irritants. He…
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Opinion | Justice may finally arrive for photojournalist Anton Hammerl slain in Libya – The Washington Post
Opinion | Justice may finally arrive for photojournalist slain in Libya Relatives must be allowed to know the fate of their loved ones. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/05/anton-hammerl-killing-photojournalist-libya-justice/ Ten years ago, on April 5, 2011, photojournalist Anton Hammerl was killed in Libya when loyalists to Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi targeted Hammerl and several other journalists he…
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Myanmar Soldiers, Aiming to Silence Protests, Target Journalists – The New York Times
Myanmar Soldiers, Aiming to Silence Protests, Target Journalists The security forces have arrested at least 56 reporters, outlawed online news outlets and crippled communications. Young people have stepped in with their phones to help document the brutality. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/world/asia/myanmar-journalists-arrests.html Another photojournalist shot that day, U Si Thu, 36, was hit in his left hand as…
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Tennessee Bill to Make ‘Offensive’ Nonconsensual Photos Illegal
Tennessee Bill to Make ‘Offensive’ Nonconsensual Photos Illegal Tennessee state lawmakers working together with the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office have introduced a bill to the state legislature that seeks via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/01/29/tennessee-bill-to-make-offensive-nonconsensual-photos-illegal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 This new law would target those who are taking “embarrassing” or “offensive” images of people in public but would apparently not target…
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Journalists Covering the 2021 Inauguration Urge Officials to Allow Them to Wear Protective Equipment
Journalists Covering the 2021 Inauguration Urge Officials to Allow Them to Wear Protective Equipment The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), New York Times, and Washington Post are urging via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/01/19/journalists-covering-the-2021-inauguration-urge-officials-to-allow-them-to-wear-protective-equipment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 “We heard through the Reporters Committee’s hotline that one photojournalist wore a bulletproof vest that prevented…
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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…