It's a given in today's newsrooms. Twitter, Facebook and other social media are just part of the job. Reporters and anchors are expected to feed the beast, drum up followers and interact with them, and promote their stories and newscasts. But who should own the …
What's the connection between photography and terrorism? Apparently, it depends on where you sit and when you ask the question. Just after the bombing at the Boston Marathon, investigators urged anyone who'd been near the finish line to share photos or video they'd taken around the …
Finally, some good news. Two pending cases against police departments for civil rights violations have been settled in favor of the photographers. What's not clear is what impact the settlements will have on the continuing problem of professional photojournalists being arrested for doing their jobs. In …
Covering fires is a routine part of a television news photographer's job. Clint Fillinger has been doing it for more than 40 years in Milwaukee, so he knows the drill: Stay behind the yellow police tape and roll on everything. But this fall, while doing exactly …
How far will you go to protect the identity of sources who give you information on the condition that you not reveal their names? If you haven't thought about it, you should. Every reporter eventually runs into a story so important that it's worth getting the …
A motorcyclist pulled over for speeding in Maryland uses his helmet camera to videotape an officer threatening him with a gun. State police later confiscate his cameras, computers and hard drives and charge him with a felony. A bystander records an arrest in Massachusetts with his cellphone …
When an earthquake hits, as happened on the East Coast this week, or when a major storm comes ashore as appears likely with Hurricane Irene this weekend, YouTube can be an invaluable source of video. Since just about everyone these days has a camera on …
You've written a story for the Web or a post for a blog and you need to add an image or a related video. If you didn't take a photo or shoot footage yourself, what are your options? The Internet is a treasure trove of multimedia …
When and where is it OK to shoot video without getting permission? Can generic file video get you in legal trouble? These kinds of questions come up in newsrooms all the time and often lead to heated debates. Next time, check the Photographers' Guide to Privacy …
Being shunted off to weekends has never been a coveted career move for a main anchor at a local television station. For Charles Perez, it was the last straw. When Miami's ABC affiliate changed his schedule this summer, he claimed discrimination on the basis of …
Journalists entering or leaving the United States are subject to the same rules as anyone else. Their electronic devices may be searched and the contents copied by the U.S. government even if they're not suspected of wrongdoing. The policy has been in effect for more …
Read this before it's too late. Tom Curley of the Associated Press and Rupert Murdoch of NewsCorp are putting those of us in the blogosphere on notice: Re-publish our content and we will make you pay. According to an AP story, the two men made their comments …
