Category: Access & Censorship
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Beyoncé photos spark press-PR feud
Link: Beyoncé photos spark press-PR feud | Poynter. The strategy hasn’t worked too well for Beyoncé; news outlets, frustrated about the limitations on their photographers, have used the original offending photos, from Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime show, in lieu of the provided photos. The Manchester Evening News ran one of the unwanted photos with a…
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Obama Administration Secretly Obtains Phone Records of AP Journalists
Obama Administration Secretly Obtains Phone Records of AP Journalists The Department of Justice secretly obtained phone records for reporters and editors who work for the Associated Press news agency, including records for the home phones and cell phones of individual journalists, apparently in an effort to uncover a leak. via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/05/doj-got-reporter-phone-records/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired27b+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Threat+Level%29 “There can be…
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Justice Department secretly seizes AP phone records
Link: Justice Department secretly seizes AP phone records | Poynter. The records came from AP reporters as well as offices in New York, Washington and Connecticut. They include records from “20 separate telephone lines assigned to AP journalists and offices, including cell and home phone lines,” AP reports.
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James Foley likely ‘being held with one or more Western journalists’ in Syria
Link: James Foley likely ‘being held with one or more Western journalists’ in Syria | Poynter. James Foley, a freelance journalist for Agence France-Presse and GlobalPost who’s been missing in Syria since last November, was likely “abducted by a pro-regime militia group and subsequently turned over to Syrian government forces,” GlobalPost CEO and President Philip…
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Rumored Statue of Liberty face-recognition supplier harasses and threatens journalist
Rumored Statue of Liberty face-recognition supplier harasses and threatens journalist Slate’s Ryan Gallagher caught wind of a new face recognition software being rolled out at the Statue of Liberty. He interviewed a rep from Total Recall, who were reported to be representing C… via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2013/04/30/rumored-statue-of-liberty-face.html Cognitec and its lawyers began to barrage Gallagher…
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Woman facing misdemeanor for video recording Utah slaughterhouse
Woman facing misdemeanor for video recording Utah slaughterhouse Amy Meyer was horrified by what she saw at a Draper slaughterhouse, but she didn’t plan on via The Salt Lake Tribune: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56235040-78/meyer-gollan-monday-utah.html.csp Defense attorney Stewart Gollan said Monday that as Meyer stood on public property she used her cellphone to capture video of the facility.
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After Unflattering Viral Photos, Beyonce Now Banning Pro Photographers
After Unflattering Viral Photos, Beyonce Now Banning Pro Photographers How do you solve the problem of professional concert photographers snapping unflattering photos of you during your live shows? One way is to ban them via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2013/04/22/after-unflattering-viral-photos-beyonce-now-banning-pro-photographers/ There are no photo credentials for this show. Local news outlets, including print and online will be given…
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Protecting Privacy, Limiting Street Photography – NYTimes.com
Protecting the Right to Photograph, or Not to Be Photographed Confusion over France’s strict privacy laws has made it harder for street photographers to work in the tradition of legends like Henri Cartier-Bresson. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/paris-city-of-rights/ In his 20-year career, Mr. Turpin has learned how to be inconspicuous, relying on a small Leica and…
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San Diego cop smashes phone & beats up suspect: “Phones can be converted to a weapon. Look it up online.”
San Diego cop smashes phone & beats up suspect: “Phones can be converted to a weapon. Look it up online.” A San Diego cop beat up a man whom he was ticketing for illegal smoking, after the man refused to stop video-recording the experience. via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2013/04/19/san-diego-cop-smashes-phone.html “Blood was everywhere,” Pringle said. “I was…
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Navy Admits Detaining of Weekly Photographer Was Illegal
Link: “Navy Admits Detaining of Weekly Photographer Was Illegal” by News Blog NPS spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Bill Clinton says as a result of the incident, the base reviewed the training its officers received and determined “it was not adequate.
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Nusra Front members in Syria have never masked al Qaida ties
Link: Nusra Front members in Syria have never masked al Qaida ties | McClatchy I was recently abducted by a group of rebels in northern Syria. I was strip-searched and held, handcuffed and blindfolded, for six hours along with three Syrian men before we were let go. Our captors suspected me – an American journalist…
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Military Tightens Media Rules in Leaks Case
Army Judge Raises Burden in Private’s Trial on Leaks A judge ruled that prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Pfc. Bradley Manning had “reason to believe” that files he leaked could be used to harm the United States or to aid a foreign power. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/us/military-tightens-media-rules-in-leaks-case.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 The new rules ban cellphones and air…
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Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Oakland Photographer
Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Oakland Photographer | PDNPulse A suspect has been charged with murder in the killing of a freelance photographer who was shot April 6 while driving home in Oakland, California, the Oakland Tribune reports. Lionel Fluker, a former contributor to the Oakland Tribune, was killed by a stra via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2013/04/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-of-oakland-photographer.html…
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Post Sign at Concert Asking Fans to Put Away Phones & Cameras During Show
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Post Sign at Concert Asking Fans to Put Away Phones & Cameras During Show If you’ve been to a rock concert recently you may have been distracted by the swarm of glowing screens held aloft by audience members. Well, the Yeah Yeah via Laughing Squid: http://laughingsquid.com/yeah-yeah-yeahs-post-sign-at-concert-asking-fans-to-put-away-phones-cameras-during-show/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+laughingsquid+%28Laughing+Squid%29 PLEASE DO NOT WATCH THE SHOW…
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NYT covers legislative bans on photo and video of US farms
Link: NYT covers legislative bans on photo and video of US farms | dvafoto We’ve written before about the so-called “Ag-Gag” bills that make illegal unauthorized video and photography of agricultural operations in various states
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ExxonMobil, FAA, Arkansas cops establish flight restriction zone, threaten reporters who try to document Mayflower oil spill
ExxonMobil, FAA, Arkansas cops establish flight restriction zone, threaten reporters who try to document Mayflower, AR spill Expect to see a lot fewer images of toxic sludge creeping through small communities, thanks to the hard work of ExxonMobil. The company could have used its prodigious resources to make its oil pipe… via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2013/04/07/exxonmobil-faa-arkansas-cops.html…
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Montreal police arrest young woman for instagramming photo of anti-police mural
Montreal police arrest young woman for instagramming photo of anti-police mural Jennifer Pawluck, a 20 year old woman from Montreal, was taken into police custody yesterday and questioned after she posted a photo of a graffiti mural on her Instagram. The mural showed a caricat… via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2013/04/04/montreal-police-arrest-young-w.html Jennifer Pawluck, a 20 year old…
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Photog Abused Drugs and Has Bitter ex-Mother In Law? So What. Photography Still Isn’t a Crime
Photog Abused Drugs and Has Bitter ex-Mother In Law? So What. Photography Still Isn’t a Crime | PDNPulse A federal court has smacked down attempts by the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD) to harass and intimidate a photographer who is suing the department. The photographer is suing over civil rights violations, because police stopped him…
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West Virginia judge’s suspension shows need for cameras in courtrooms
Link: West Virginia judge’s suspension shows need for cameras in courtrooms | Poynter. The justices said that, while in court, Watkins shouted profanities at people and threatened litigants. On one occasion, he called a woman seeking a protective order against her husband “stupid,” they said. He told her to shut up and criticized her for…
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Tibet taboo leads to cyberassaults
Tibet taboo leads to cyberassaults Making a documentary on Tibet, a film crew was subjected to years of cyber harassment blamed on China. via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/tibet-taboo-leads-to-cyber-assaults/2013/03/28/a6b8a0c2-8cae-11e2-b63f-f53fb9f2fcb4_story.html?wprss=rss_world The cyberattacks on the team led by filmmakers Christian Johnston and Darren Mann started nearly five years ago and continued for so long that they delayed completion of…