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Opinion: Challenges lie ahead in upholding citizens’ right to record protests and police actions

donal brown May 29, 2012

Even with the recent Justice Department letter to the Baltimore Police Department asserting the rights of citizens to film police in action, much more needs to be done, writes Josh Stearns for MediaShift. Even after instructed to do otherwise last November, New York police arrested 20 journalists in December and prevented others from doing their job covering protests. -db From a commentary for MediaShift, May 29, 2012, by Josh Stearns. Full story  

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Journalists in for rough time covering NATO summit

donal brown May 22, 2012

Despite recent court victories and widespread editorializing in support of journalists covering protests, the Chicago police were busy at the NATO summit roughing up one journalist, arresting a photographer and grabbing cell phones and erasing footage of an encounter. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, May 21, 2012, by Emily Miller. Full story    

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First Amendment: Federal judge deals setback to Obama administration on National Defense Authorization Act

donal brown May 21, 2012

A federal judge ruled that the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act signed last December most likely violate the First Amendment. The lawsuit against the government was brought by plaintiffs including journalists and activists who feared their expressive activities could find them in violation of vague provisions of the law.-db From a commentary for Salon.com, May 16, 2012, by Glenn Greenwald. Full story    

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