Photography and videotaping
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As recording police officers draws more attention, Dallas police policy tries to 'water down' the right
When the Dallas Police Department released its policy in May on the right of the press and public to records…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Forest Service says it never intended permit policy to regulate photojournalists
A controversial proposal to restrict wilderness photography and regulate commercial filming was never intended to require newsgatherers to obtain permits,…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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10th Circuit reverses dismissal of 'Dateline' defamation case
Last week the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that while NBCUniversal reporters did not violate anyone’s Fourth Amendment rights…Categorized in Libel and Privacy -
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Police department agrees to implement recording rights guidelines in settlement with videographer
New York’s Suffolk County Police Department agreed to take new measures to instruct police on citizens’ recording rights in a…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Media rights advocates object to Utah court rule revision on video-recording of cases
Utah’s court system began allowing TV cameras, smartphones and laptops into public court proceedings last year, but officials revised that…Categorized in Court Access -
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Recent settlement in suit over arrest for recording police follows growing trend
The town of Weare, New Hampshire, settled a lawsuit last week for $57,500 with a woman arrested for videotaping a…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Georgia court remands decision on recording trial, citing trouble with defining 'news media'
In a decision on whether a student could record court proceedings, the Court of Appeals of Georgia stated this week…Categorized in Court Access -
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Newspaper files suit after reporters detained outside Defense contractor plant in Ohio
The Toledo Blade filed a lawsuit Friday against various military officials after reporter Tyrel Linkhorn and photographer Jetta Fraser were…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Law criminalizing photography of celebrities' children passed in California
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Tuesday that restricts photographers' right to photograph the children of celebrities.…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Court orders BBC to hand over unaired documentary footage
A federal district court on Thursday ordered the BBC to turn over unseen footage from a 2003 documentary on Yasser…Categorized in Protecting Sources and Materials