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4月13日 New York going the same as the UK?Well it looks like the Police in New York are looking to the same draconian laws that snappers in the UK are in fear off according to the New York Post. You may think that no one has been stopped yet under the new terrorism act and photography but that is not the case. When I was covering the Put People First march in London (a few days before the G20 protests) I saw a a police sergeant and a snapper; the policeman was ordering him to delete the images on is camera, I tried to intervene and was threatened with arrest for obstructing an police officer. The snapper had just photographed some police waiting near their vans at Marble Arch.
2月12日 Polaroid film faces the final shutter
FT.com / Companies / Consumer industries - Polaroid film faces the final shutter 11月7日 Frontline journalists sole gatherers vs. one-man news bureaus...
Frontline journalists sole gatherers vs. one-man news bureaus - Editors Weblog 4月9日 Ajmal Naqshbandi Beheaded by TalibanAccording to a Taliban spokesman, who telephoned to media offices and correspondents in Kabul Sunday afternoon, they beheaded the Afghan translator and fixer, Ajmal Naqshbandi, around 3 p.m. (local time).
Turning a deaf ear to numerous appeals from journalists, members on Lightstalkers, human rights activists, United Nations bodies and Afghan parliamentarians, Taliban militants in Afghanistan announced on Sunday that they had killed the Afghan interpreter who was kidnapped with an Italian journalist while traveling in the country's southern Helmand province on March 6.
The Karachi-born La Republica reporter was set free on March 19 as a result of the clandestine deal; however, the militants kept his Afghan interpreter with them and demanded the release of more Taliban prisoners in exchange.
3月9日 US: Is blogger a journalist or not?Washington Post’s story about blogger Josh Wolf, who has been in jail for over 200 days after refusing to turn over a video of a protest in San Francisco, has caused great stir. Is Wolf a blogger, a journalist, or both?
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3月6日 Two Journalists die every week
12月8日 The end of the photojournalist
Yahoo news and Reuters have teamed up to distribute citizen journalism photo and video on You Witness News as of the 5th December 2006 Reuters will edit and distribute the content to third parties and yahoo will add them to its news mix, the main aim is to cover news at the moment but they are hoping to branch out into sport entertainment and other areas. The service uses the very popular flickr photo site (that Scoopt also now uses by adding a keyword to your images so they can find them) so you could use ShoZu to automatically forward your photos, however there is no useful tool for video, but a simple file upload box with spaces to add meta data etc. Terms and conditions can be found here but there is no reference to you getting paid, but ownership stays with you, but you allow indefinite use of the images, a further hamper is the fact they state you need signed release from everyone in the video, like thats going to happen at a news event, and this is where the sting will come in Citizen journalism; law suites 11月20日 512-bit encryption keys broken in thousandths of a secondsWell it was only a matter of time before this happened, but it causes serious issues for journalists who need secure communications.
The article, which appeared in the Khaleej Times Online will sure cause speculation while we await the demonstration at the encryption conference by Jean-Pierre Seifert and the German Cryptology team.
The problem appearers to be the fact that chips in computers are being made for performance, at the cost of poorer security.
In this turmoil of times many people would think that this may be a welcome move in the tracking of terrorists however, taking a look at Centurions website, who do hostile environment training for journalists as well as other specialist personel and reading a few of their fact sheets you start to get an idea of what a journalist may be up against. More companies offering Hostile Environment Training can be found at International News Saftey Institute 9月11日 Sudan Agrees to Free U.S. Reporter Accused of Spying - New York TimesA sign of the times for many a snapper, being accused of being a terrorist and now espionage as well! Quote Sudan Agrees to Free U.S. Reporter Accused of Spying - New York Times 7月18日 Microsoft dose Creative CommonsIn a strange move Microsoft has added a plug-in for Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point applications that allows you to embed Creative Commons license allowing authors to express their intent on how others may use their work. Found under the file menu it has a short wizard that allows you to embed a variety of Creative Commons licenses into the document, and while bloggers will relish this plug-in, it would be nice to see a similar thing for formal copyright notices too. One also has to wonder how far we are away from embedding similar data into images. More can be found on types of Creative Commons licenses here source: Hot Black Magazine, www.hotblack.org.uk 1月6日 Microsoft closes down journalists blogMicrosoft have reportedly closed down a journalists blog after resent pressure form the chinese authorities. This shows that some companies have very little respect for freedom of speech and their only concern is making money (in the form of advertising revenue) in new markets.
11月14日 Badge keeps paparazzi out of the pictureCELEBRITIES hounded by paparazzi may at last be able to emerge from behind their dark glasses without trepidation.
By wearing a specially designed electronic badge that jams electronic cameras, they will be able to prevent photographers from taking unwanted pictures.
The threat of being caught on a concealed webcam may also be reduced with technology developed by the Japanese inventors Hiromi Someya and Toshiki Ishino of Kanagawa which fuzzes out anyone caught in the shot. As a web surfer zooms in on a scene, intelligent face-recognition software identifies faces coming into range. The picture resolution of the faces is progressively reduced, so that individual mugshots are never clearly captured. When the lens zooms back out the clarity returns. Although the technology will offer some comfort to those who are assailed by the press against their will, it will do nothing for hundreds of aspiring starlets to solve the opposite problem — not being photographed enough. To this end, Nokia is developing a new Global Positioning System with which phonecam users will be able to invite paparazzi to take their picture. By clicking a “celebrity mode” button the camera sends out a Wi-Fi signal inviting anyone near by with a compatible camera to take a photograph. Alongside its “privacy protection system”, Hewlett-Packard is developing a camera activated by a brooch or a clipped-on earring which can take a picture of someone without their knowledge. The earring contains an accelerometer that detects a flick of the head and sends a wireless trigger signal to the camera to take a picture. Source It might soon be the case that Government Buildings and other establishments might be having technology to block digital cameras and the police could also use this sort of technology to block photos by the press. Better hold on to that film body! 10月21日 Citizen journalism encourages stalkingCitizen journalism photo agency Scoopt issued a call for 'silly season' pics this week, which will no doubt raise some photographers' eyebrows.
"Is Pete Doherty in a gutter near you?" gushed the PR. "What's Victoria buying David this year? And where did the local MP really spend Christmas Eve?" Any stalking being encouraged there? Well I Don't know but there is no protection for the citizen snapper if allegations of stalking are made see also:
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10月13日 Investigative reporting in decline in UKWell when was the last time you saw a good investigative report?Well there was those reporters that had infiltrated the secret anarchist training camps opposing the G8 in Scotland earlier this year, but there was no infiltration to be done as all the meetings where open! they even posted the minutes on the Dissent Website. Don Hale the former editor of Matlock Mercury who became famous for his successful campaign to release Stephen Downing who was wrongfully jailed for 27 years and whose conviction was finally quashed in 2002 Don gave a talk at Lincoln University about the disappearance of investigative journalism He said "Investigations have almost disappeared without trace in the regional press and, to a large extent, in the nationals ...
Source: Press Gazette 9月7日 Security solutions for D2x users: Lexar LockTightIn my previous entry concerning the police seizing footage from the BBC of G8 demo's there is a solution to D2x photographers in the way of encrypting memory cards and Lexar are manufacturing these now. Although not clear on how the authorities would deal with finding the memory cards encrypted, in a court of law it would buy some time for legal defence teams to oppose a warrant demanding a photographers footage. This also comes in a time where Sihi Tao a 37 year old journalist has been jailed for publishing internal communist party messages. As the media becomes under more threat like this it is even greater concern that journalists take great care whn dealing with "sources" especialy in any electronic form. Quote
Police seize G8 disorder tapes from mediaPolice investigating disorder during the G8 summit in Scotland have seized tapes from BBC Scotland and Scottish Television. At first the police asked for all the tapes from the BBC but were refused and viewed footage in advance and took 15 tapes and 10 from Scottish Television on Monday morning (5th September 2005) They also have a warrant to take tapes from Sky but so far have not yet handed any over any tapes. This is a serious issue for all those involved in the media as it halts freedom of speech (through legal hassles and costs, which stops the media wanting to cover "hot" issues) and jeopardises journalists safety on the streets at times of trouble, as they are accused as being an extension to the police intelligence gathering system, further eroding the trust between campaign groups and the media. The BBC had managed to get removed the "powers of search" removed from the warrant and objected to the breadth of material being requested. The National Union of Journalists are looking into the situation but "when a judge signs a warrant there's not much you can do"
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7月30日 Suspicion of photographers set to go nationwideMore problems anounced for photographers and may become even more widespread. Under a scheme called Leisurewatch, a project set up by The Derwent Initiative, but when looking at the project on there website its blank! However, it is known that photographers may face official questioning about activities in an even wider range of public places.
Leisurewatch started in 2001 as a joint venture between local authorites and police and is now being rolled out nationwide with the backing of the home office.
Staff involved can approach photographers and demand an explination to there motives. If not satisfied they are empowered to report the photographer to the police.
Signs will be displayed at accredited Leisurewatch sites and is currently focused at specified recreational areas, the scheme has pottential to be used in all sorts of public areas including beaches, piers and seafronts as well as parks etc.
Child protection viewKidscape told Amature Photographer magazine "its getting to the stage where people in authority are trying to put a blanket ban on everything in order to avoid involvment in an isolated incident." 7月29日 UK Photographers RightsThere has been in resent months a general trend at harrasing photographers, this has come in the forms accusing us to be terrorists or to being peadofiles, just becuase we take pictures. The Paps have not helped this either as some have gone to extrodinery lengths just to get a picture of a celeb, by breaking a load of laws as well. There is a free download (PDF) from the link bellow
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