Category: Access & Censorship
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Swedish journalists explain arrest, imprisonment in Ethiopia
Link: Swedish journalists explain arrest, imprisonment in Ethiopia | Poynter. We were arrested on June 30th and held in the desert up to July 4th. For four days, the longest and worst of my life, they brought in military journalists to make a mockumentary about what happened. They gave us new clothes and they told…
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Ending The Stigma Of Incarceration: A Conversation With Ed Kashi
Ending The Stigma Of Incarceration (Part Three): A Conversation With Ed Kashi Ronald Day en route to work, NYC. © Ed Kashi / VII Photo – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – R… via Prison Photography: http://prisonphotography.org/2012/10/07/ending-the-stigma-of-incarceration-part-three-a-conversation-with-ed-kashi/ The way I look at this advocacy journalism,…
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FBI questions man for taking a photo of a cloud
FBI questions man for taking a photo of a cloud “You’re not a threat and you are doing a public service but just be careful next time,” FBI Agent David Pileggi to Michael Galindo, who took a photo of a thundercloud over an oil … via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2012/10/08/fbi-questions-man-for-taking-a.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 “You’re not a threat and you…
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NPPA Sends Letter to NYPD Regarding Police-Press Relations
NPPA Along With 13 Media Groups Sends Letter to NYPD Regarding Police-Press Relations – NPPA Advocacy Committee The National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA) along with 13 other media organizations sent a letter to the New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly today requesting another meeting to discuss recent police incidents involving via NPPA Advocacy Committee:…
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Iran Court Finds Reuters Journalist Guilty of ‘Spreading Lies’
Iran Court Finds Reuters Journalist Guilty of ‘Spreading Lies’ The news agency’s bureau chief in Tehran was convicted by a special media court and awaits sentencing. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/world/middleeast/iran-court-finds-reuters-journalist-guilty-of-spreading-lies.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0 Reuters bureau chief, Parisa Hafezi , was convicted of propaganda-related offenses for a February video that initially carried a headline saying that the women were training as…
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Obama administration’s FOIA record worse than Bush’s
Link: Obama administration’s FOIA record worse than Bush’s | Poynter. Obama received an award for his commitment to open government,” Snyder and Ivory write. “The March 2011 presentation of that award was closed to the press.”
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NYPD Pattern Of Arresting, Harassing Journalists Continues
NYPD Pattern Of Arresting, Harassing Journalists Continues Five journalists were arrested covering Occupy Wall Street protesters this weekend, while others reported an atmosphere of harassment and intimidation from police officers. via Gothamist: http://gothamist.com/2012/09/19/nypds_harassment_of_journalists_con.php this weekend, five journalists were arrested covering Occupy Wall Street protesters, while others reported an atmosphere of harassment and intimidation from police…
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French Court Orders Magazine to Hand Over Topless Photos of Kate Middleton
French Court Orders Magazine to Hand Over Topless Photos of Kate Middleton | PDNPulse Three days after a French gossip magazine published photos of Kate Middleton, Dutchess of Cambridge, sunbathing topless, a court in France has ordered the magazine’s publisher to hand over all digital copies and blocked future publication of the images in via…
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‘The Dream Is Dead’: Why So Many Chinese Journalists Are Quitting
‘The Dream Is Dead’: Why So Many Chinese Journalists Are Quitting A reporter’s high-profile resignation has provoked pessimism about the future of China’s news media. via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/09/the-dream-is-dead-why-so-many-chinese-journalists-are-quitting/262389/ Although the government’s control over news media has always been tight, the range and intensity of the purge this year has been rarely seen, suggesting that…
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What to Make of Google’s Decision to Block the ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Movie
What to Make of Google’s Decision to Block the ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Movie The attacks on U.S. missions abroad this week have been a test for Google’s “bias in favor of free expression.” via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/what-to-make-of-googles-decision-to-block-the-innocence-of-muslims-movie/262395/ YouTube is in a tough spot here. It certainly doesn’t want to play any part, even an indirect…
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The Collision Between Blasphemy and the First Amendment
The Collision Between Blasphemy and the 1st Amendment How should the U.S. government respond when America’s most cherished ideals are the alleged cause of violence? via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/09/the-collision-between-blasphemy-and-the-first-amendment/262279/ Americans ought to focus their attention on this heinous assault on freedom, and not on the content of an absurd YouTube video. It’s a losing game…
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The Algorithmic Copyright Cops: Streaming Video’s Robotic Overlords
The Algorithmic Copyright Cops: Streaming Video’s Robotic Overlords Livestream and automated copyright blocking algorithms don’t play very well together; and from the looks of things, the problem is only going to get worse. via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/09/streaming-videos-robotic-overlords-algorithmic-copyright-cops/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired27b+%28Wired%3A+Blog+-+Threat+Level%29 As live streaming video surges in popularity, so are copyright “bots” — automated systems that match content against a…
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Apple granted patent for location-based camera phone disabling
Apple granted patent for location-based camera phone disabling Last week I was frustrated in my attempt to take a screen grab of a frame from the cartoon Gravity Falls, which I was playing in iTunes on my Mac. The screen grab image showed the player window as … via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2012/08/30/apple-granted-patent-for-locat.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 On Tuesday, Apple…
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Report: U.S. journalist Austin Tice in Syrian custody
Link: Report: U.S. journalist Austin Tice in Syrian custody | JIMROMENESKO.COM Tice, who went silent after tweeting on August 11, write last month that “no, I don’t have a death wish — I have a life wish.”
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Covering the DNC and RNC? NPPA has a handy legal and practical guide for the conventions and protests
Link: Covering the DNC and RNC? NPPA has a handy legal and practical guide for the conventions and protests | dvafoto The National Press Photographer’s Association has a handy guide that covers the basics of covering both conventions, ranging from what to do if you’re arrested to how to stay safe in a crowd to…
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Can You Take a Photograph Anywhere?
Criminalizing Photography In a conversation with James Estrin, Mickey H. Osterreicher, a lawyer for the National Press Photographers Association, discusses a troubling trend of arrests for photography in public spaces. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/criminalizing-photography/ Literally every day, someone is being arrested for doing nothing more than taking a photograph in a public place. It makes…
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Times Photographer Roughed Up by NYPD Just Wants His Stuff Back
Link: Times Photographer Roughed Up by NYPD Just Wants His Stuff Back — Daily Intel “I don’t want to overplay it. I’m not bitching and moaning,” said Stolarik. “But you just don’t expect this. This is just violence.”
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Robert Stolarik, Times Photographer, Is Arrested While On Assignment in the Bronx
Link: Robert Stolarik, Times Photographer, Is Arrested While On Assignment in the Bronx – NYTimes.com Mr. Stolarik was taking photographs of the arrest of a teenage girl about 10:30 p.m., when a police officer instructed him to stop doing so. Mr. Stolarik said he identified himself as a journalist for The Times and continued taking…
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Twitter Restores Journalist’s Account But Remains at Ethical Crossroads
Twitter Restores Journalist’s Account, But Remains at Ethical Crossroads Twitter wrongly suspended the account of a journalist who had been critical of its media partner NBC. The account has since been reinstated, but Twitter still needs to decide whether it’s a technology company or a media company — a media company like NBC via WIRED:…
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Guy Adams suspension, now lifted, punctuates Twitter censorship evolution
Link: Guy Adams suspension, now lifted, punctuates Twitter censorship evolution | Poynter. Not only does this particular event smack of heavy-handed special treatment since NBC is Twitter’s corporate partner in covering the Olympics, but it marks the latest milestone in Twitter’s eroding commitment to free speech and keeping its hands off your tweets.