Link: British Journal of Photography
The governments of France and the UK are urging Syria to offer safe passage to the city of Homs, as three journalists – including photographers William Daniels and Paul Conroy – remain trapped following the attack that killed Rémi Ochlik and Marie Colvin
Jillian York and Trevor Timm, writing for the EFF, explore the possibility that the Syrian government used satellite phone surveillance to pinpoint the locations of journalist Marie Colvin of the S…
The Telegraph quoted Jean-Pierre Perrin, a journalist for the Paris-based Liberation newspaper who was with Colvin in Homs last week as saying: “The Syrian army issued orders to ‘kill any journalist that set foot on Syrian soil’”
Radio communications between Syrian army officers have shown that the army was ordered to bomb the make-shift press center in the besieged city of Homs where photographer Remi Ochlik and reporter Marie Colvin were working, The Telegraph newspaper reports.
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/02/were-journalists-in-homs-targeted-for-bombing.html
Radio communications between Syrian army officers have shown that the army was ordered to bomb the make-shift press center in the besieged city of Homs where photographer Remi Ochlik and reporter Marie Colvin were working
Today, the NPPA sent another letter of protest to U.S. Parks Police Chief Teresa Chambers asking her to investigate allegations that a photographer was arrested and detained for 48 hours without being formally charged. According to press reports officers
via NPPA Advocacy Committee: http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2012/02/21/nppa-protests-new-tactic-in-dealing-with-photographers-covering-the-occupy-protests/
he was kept “shackled and handcuffed” with “no food, no water” until his released by U.S. Marshall’s 48 hours later
In another victory for photographers, the NPPA is applauding a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit which held that restrictions on a photojournalists’ access to a horse roundup by a federal agency may have violated her First Amendm
via NPPA Advocacy Committee: http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2012/02/16/ninth-circuit-photojournalists-access-is-a-fundamental-constitutional-right/
Journalists used to have a chance to protect their sources, but advances in surveillance technology have changed that.
It used to be that journalists had a sporting chance of protecting their sources. The best and sometimes only way to identify a leaker was to pressure the reporter or news organization that received the leak, but even subpoenas tended to be resisted. Today, advances in surveillance technology allow the government to keep a perpetual eye on those with security clearances, and give prosecutors the ability to punish officials for disclosing secrets without provoking a clash with the press
Dalglish suggests journalists carry identification and wear their press badges while working. She also suggests carrying cash, an editor’s contact information and the number to the Reporters Committee 24-hour legal hotline. “Somebody needs to know if you’ve been arrested so they can get a lawyer down to you,” she said.
There was another photographer arrested last week when police moved in to break up an Occupy encampment in Miami. But this time, police may have grabbed a tiger by the tail. The photographer managed to capture his arrest–or most of it–on video. Police all
via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/02/after-arrest-photo-recovers-deleted-video-file-and-vows-sue-police.html
The photographer managed to capture his arrest–or most of it–on video. Police allegedly erased the video file, which the photographer says he has since recovered. Not only will it exonerate him, he says, but it gives him the evidence he needs to sue the Miami police for violation of his civil rights.
The Supreme Court may soon have its own YouTube channel if the Senate gets its way. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday that would require the Supreme Court to televise its proceedings.
“That’s why this bill is necessary: It offers Americans access to the highest court in the land. According to a poll released last year, 62 percent of Americans believe that they hear too little about the workings of the Supreme Court, ” Grassley said. “Two-thirds of Americans want to know more. What could be a better source of the workings of the Supreme Court than the Supreme Court itself?”
South Korean prosecutors indicted Park Jung-geun, a social media and freedom of speech activist this week for reposting messages from the North Korean government’s Twitter account.
“It was humiliating and ludicrous to have to wear a straight face and explain all my jokes to the detectives,” said Mr. Park, who faces up to seven years in jail if convicted.
Google’s announcement three weeks ago — buried in a Blogger help page — went unnoticed until it was highlighted by TechDows on Tuesday
Twitter’s U-turn is understandable, but that doesn’t mean we should be happy about its willingness to take down tweets on-demand for foreign governments. Rob Beschizza explains why this…
The false choice between degrees of political censorship belies Twitter’s third option, of continuing its censorship-free tradition instead of playing with political fire abroad.
The Central Intelligence Agency says releasing images of a dead Osama bin Laden “could trigger violence, attacks, or acts of revenge against the United States.”
The agency made that argument Wednesday in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch, which claims the CIA should release the photos taken by U.S. forces. The American public, Judicial Watch said, has a “right to these historical artifacts.”
A new Twitter policy which goes into effect today allows the social network “to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country,” so that Twitter can further expand globall…
A new Twitter policy which goes into effect today allows the social network “to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country,” so that Twitter can further expand globally and “enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression.”
Reporters Without Borders released the year’s press freedom ranking, and put the United States in 47th place.
via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/us-falls-27-places-in-worldwide-freedom-of-the-press-rankings/2012/01/25/gIQAFWZvQQ_blog.html?wprss=rss_world
We now tie with Argentina, Romania and Latvia at “satisfactory” levels of freedom. The reason for the plummet? “The many arrests of journalists covering Occupy Wall Street protests.”
[Video Link] On Monday night, Jermaine Green, a recently returned US Army veteran (who served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan), videoed an LA County Sheriff Deputy strike a mentally handicapp…
via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2012/01/12/sheriff-deputy-punches.html
Jermaine Green, a recently returned US Army veteran (who served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan), videoed an LA County Sheriff Deputy strike a mentally handicapped woman in the head. The incident took place on a city bus. The deputy then approached Green and ordered Green to hand over his cell phone
UPDATE: Although the offending language was removed (see below) in response to questions from a reporter for phillymag.com, DRPA spokesperson, Tim Ireland issued a follow-up statement, saying “amateur photographers and members of the general public may
via NPPA Advocacy Committee: http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2012/01/10/nppa-objects-to-patco-website-page-equating-photography-with-terrorism/
Specifically, the wording at the top of that page entitled “What Should I Consider Suspicious?” on which the very first bullet point states, “Individuals observed filming or photographing passing trains, locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, rail yard operations, tracks, bridges, tunnels, commuter rail trains, subway trains, transit trains, stations and platforms.”
And while Garcia waited for his day in court, his White House press credential expired. Normally renewed as a mere formality, this time around Garcia’s credential was denied.
From Demand Progress President Obama just signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law despite startling provisions that will allow the military to indefinitely detain American citizens. …
President Obama just signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law despite startling provisions that will allow the military to indefinitely detain American citizens. It’s a travesty, defying basic principles of justice and due process in perhaps the most extreme respect our nation has ever seen.