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Miami Beach revises policy on photos of on-duty police

donal brown August 9, 2011

The Miami Beach Police Department is allowing citizens and media on public grounds to take pictures or video images of police officers doing their jobs. According to Emily Peterson reporting for The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, “It [the new policy] says civilians may record or photograph a police employee’s activities as long as they remain at a reasonable distance, don’t interfere with the employee’s duties and responsibilities, and do not create a

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FCC report finds media failing watchdog duties

FAC June 10, 2011

Downsized newsrooms, fewer reporters and less reporting can be harmful to democracy, according to a just released FCC report on the “Information Needs of Communities.” (Read the full report below.) “A shortage of reporting manifests itself in invisible ways: stories not written, scandals not exposed, government waste not discovered, health dangers not identified in time, local elections involving candidates about whom we know little,” the report stated. FCC chairman JuliusGenachowski echoed the report’s findings, saying,

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A&A: Recording at a Board and Care Facility without Permission

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Recording at a Board and Care Facility without Permission Q: My mother lives in a board and care facility.  I have power of attorney.  She is mentally capable, but is diagnosed bi-polar and is experiencing beginning stages of dementia.  She has a private room.  The facility receives funds from CEI for my Mom’s B&C.- a Medicare/Medicaid managed program. May I legally use video camera/audio equipment in the room where my Mom resides?  Either with their

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A&A: Anonymous Columnists

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Anonymous Columnists Q: Does anything in the law compel a newspaper to divulge the identify of a columnist who prefers to remain anonymous? Are Realtors, or persons engaged in the Real Estate business restricted in the opinions they may express about real estate? A: In your inquiry, you pose two questions.  Turning to your first inquiry, as a general matter, a newspaper is not obligated to disclose the identity of a columnist or other contributor

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A&A: Recording Meetings without Informing/Consent

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Q: You recently stated in response to a question that there was no law against an attendee taping a homeowner association meeting without permission.  My question is:  can they do it without informing the Board of Directors or other attendees? A: With respect to taking a homeowner association meeting without permission, the initial question would be whether the Board of Directors of a homeowners’ association is covered by the Brown Act.  I doubt that it

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