Category: Access & Censorship
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Alert: Freedom of Panorama Under Threat in Europe
Alert: Freedom of Panorama Under Threat in Europe Should photographers be able to include copyrighted public building and sculptures in photos without having to worry about payment or permissions? The via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/06/20/alert-freedom-of-panorama-under-threat-in-europe/ Should photographers be able to include copyrighted public building and sculptures in photos without having to worry about payment or permissions? The…
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The snitch in your pocket: making sense of Stingrays – Boing Boing
The snitch in your pocket: making sense of Stingrays If you’ve been struggling to make sense of the stories about Stingrays (super-secretive cellular surveillance tech used by cops and governments) (previously) this week’s Note to Self po… via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2015/06/20/the-snitch-in-your-pocket-mak.html The Note to Self team collaborated with Jad Abumrad from Radiolab to discuss the…
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LeBron James Hits Head on Baseline Camera Lens
LeBron James Hits Head on Baseline Camera Lens One of the fixtures of NBA games is the row of photographers and cameraman sitting under the hoop near the baseline — something the players have via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/06/12/lebron-james-hits-head-on-baseline-camera-lens/ Present and former NBA players immediately began calling again for photographers and broadcast cameras to be moved away…
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When It’s O.K. to Pay for a Story – NYTimes.com
Opinion | When It’s O.K. to Pay for a Story The WikiLeaks bounty for a TPP leak challenges us to rethink media ethics. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/opinion/when-its-ok-to-pay-for-a-story.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 Setting a bounty on the treaty text turns journalistic mores on their head. In traditional newsrooms, the idea of offering a cash incentive for the leaking of confidential documents is…
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New Dallas Police Photo Rights Policy Way Too Vague, Photographers Say
New Dallas Police Photo Rights Policy Way Too Vague, Photographers Say The Dallas Police Department has officially released a new general order that’s meant to inform officers on photographers’ rights. The document, titled via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/05/25/new-dallas-police-photo-rights-policy-way-too-vague-photographers-say/ “I’m extremely disappointed in the general order that they actually released, which is one page and, unfortunately, I think…
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Student Pressured by School to Remove Photography Portfolio
Student Pressured by School to Remove Photography Portfolio Imagine assembling a portfolio of over 4,000 photographs and then being forced to make it disappear or face life-altering consequences; that’s the via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/05/21/high-school-forces-student-to-remove-online-photos-under-threat-of-suspension/ the Lewisville Independent School District is now claiming that Anthony’s photographs are theirs and that he has no right to use them
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Federal Judge Sanctions City of Atlanta for Continuing to Violate Photographers’ Rights
Federal Judge Sanctions City of Atlanta for Continuing to Violate Photographers’ Rights | PDNPulse In the wake of recent violations of news photographers’ rights by Atlanta police, a US federal court judge has held the City of Atlanta in contempt of a 2012 court order to reduce interference with citizens documenting police activity. US District…
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Photographers Wary of New Wyoming Law Against ‘Data Collecting’ in ‘Open Land’
Photographers Wary of New Wyoming Law Against ‘Data Collecting’ in ‘Open Land’ There have been a number of controversial bills and laws lately, some of which have been pulled or vetoed after protests from photographers and the via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/05/13/photographers-wary-of-new-wyoming-law-against-data-collecting-in-open-land/ University of Denver law professor Justin Pidot writes that the law was pushed forward by…
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After 496 days in prison, photojournalist Ziada speaks out – Daily News Egypt
After 496 days in prison, photojournalist Ziada speaks out – Daily News Egypt prison – “Police should not punish me for photographing their brutality, they should punish themselves,” says journalist via Daily News Egypt: http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/05/12/after-496-days-in-prison-photojournalist-ziada-speaks-out/ “Police should not punish me for photographing their brutality, they should punish themselves,” says journalist
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Practical Advice About Covering High Conflict News Stories | NPPA
Practical Advice About Covering High Conflict News Stories In wake of the events taking place in Baltimore, MD NPPA General Counsel, Mickey Osterreicher, has put together a document with advice on how to cover high conflict news stories.Issues covered: via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/practical-advice-about-covering-high-conflict-news-stories In wake of the events taking place in Baltimore, MD NPPA General Counsel,…
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City Paper photo editor J.M. Giordano beaten by police at Freddie Gray protest – citypaper.com
City Paper photo editor J.M. Giordano beaten by police at Freddie Gray protest In a video shot by City Paper Managing Editor Baynard Woods you can see Giordano, wearing a green jacket, and a protester, both of whom had just been knocked to the ground by police, being beaten as Woods yells, “He’s a photographer!…
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White House Press Corps to members: ‘It’s time for us to band together…’ | Poynter.
White House Press Corps to members: ‘It’s time for us to band together…’ The proposals made to the association members include the president taking questions from the press “on a regular basis, no less than once per week” and being “available in response to significant news developments.”
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Media must pay for South Carolina police shooting video | Poynter.
Media must pay for South Carolina police shooting video The letter from Markson Sparks demands media outlets pay $10,000 to run the video that has gathered millions of page views on multiple YouTube web pages.
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Facebook’s new news power is a threat to press freedom – Boing Boing
Facebook’s new news power is a threat to press freedom Facebook’s growing monopolistic power over news organizations’ traffic + their censorship policies + their new plan to get news orgs to publish directly on the site all adds up to a m… via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2015/04/13/facebooks-new-news-power-is.html Facebook’s growing monopolistic power over news organizations’ traffic +…
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Texas Bill Limiting the Photography of Cops Dropped After ‘Loud’ Public Outcry
Texas Bill Limiting the Photography of Cops Dropped After ‘Loud’ Public Outcry It was a month ago that a Texas lawmaker sparked a hoopla by proposing a bill that would limit the photography and filming of officers. If passed, anyone via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/04/12/texas-bill-limiting-the-photography-of-cops-dropped-after-loud-public-outcry/ Public outcry was swift and loud, and people even began sending death…
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Arne Svenson Exonerated on Appeal in Privacy Invasion Case
Arne Svenson Exonerated on Appeal in Privacy Invasion Case | PDNPulse A New York State appeals court court has upheld a lower court ruling that rejected privacy invasion claims against fine-art photographer Arne Svenson. But the court has also challenged the New York state legislature to consider legislation to prohibit wha via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2015/04/arne-svenson-exonerated-on-appeal-in-privacy-invasion-case.html But…
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States move to restrict filming police; Walter Scott case shows necessity | dvafoto
States move to restrict filming police; Walter Scott case shows necessity The tide may be turning on this issue, though. Both Colorado and California legislators recently introduced bills to protect those who film police
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Photojournalist Andy Spyra Deported from Turkey on Allegations He’s a Jihadist
Photojournalist Andy Spyra Deported from Turkey on Allegations He’s a Jihadist | PDNPulse Photojournalist Andy Spyra was barred from entering Turkey on March 28 because Turkish authorities suspected he was an Islamic militant, according to press reports. Spyra, who was on assignment for Der Spiegel, was stopped at an Istanbul airport, searched via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2015/04/photojournalist-andy-spyra-deported-from-turkey-on-allegations-hes-a-jihadist.html…
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With publication of pool reports, Gawker loosens up the Beltway | Poynter.
With publication of pool reports, Gawker loosens up the Beltway But before journalists can use the reports, they are first filtered through White House officials, who distribute them to the press corps via email. This has led to cases of censorship from an administration that has occasionally tried to squelch certain details. In October, The…
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Texas Bill Makes it a Crime to Photograph Police From Within 25 Feet of Them
Texas Bill Makes it a Crime to Photograph Police From Within 25 Feet of Them A week after Los Angeles agreed to train its law enforcement that public photography is not a crime, a bill has been proposed in Texas that would make it via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2015/03/13/texas-bill-makes-it-a-crime-to-photograph-police-from-within-25-feet-of-them/ House Bill 2918, filed in the Texas House…