Milwaukee Veteran Photojournalist Was Obeying Police When Arrested
Click here for video Police in Milwaukee arrested 68-year-old videographer Clint Fillinger, a former NPPA member, at a fire scene, even as the photographer was following a police officer’s illegal...
View ArticleNPPA Commends CCR in Settlement of a Federal Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of...
Given the rash of recent incidents involving the arrest of citizens and journalists around the country, NPPA commends the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) for the agreement they have obtained on...
View ArticleMedia Groups Join NPPA to Protest Police Mistreatment of Press During NYC –...
New York – The National Press Photographers Association was joined by several media organizations and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press in a letter to the NYPD Deputy Commissioner of...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court to Allow Trial Courts to “Experiment” with Courtroom...
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Illinois Supreme Court will begin to permit cameras in trial courts on an experimental basis in the state’s 23 circuits. “The Supreme Court plans an...
View ArticleNPPA FIles Comments in Support of H.B. 3944 Amending the Criminal Provisions...
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has submitted comments to the Illinois General Assembly in support of House Bill 3944. Spoinsored by Rep. Elaine Nekritz, the proposed legislation...
View ArticleRight to Record–Recording in Public Meetings is a Right in Arkansas
The Attorney General in Arkansas issued an opinion letter ruling on Monday confirming that a city council in the state did not have the right to ban video recordings of public meetings. The Associated...
View ArticleCovering the Conventions and Protests
© 2012 Photo by Mickey Osterreicher *** UPDATE 09-05-12 *** Things to know while covering the DNC in Charlotte today DNC on Wednesday:...
View ArticleNPPA Joins Coalition for Court Transparency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) announced that it had joined the Coalition for Court Transparency (CCT). Citing long lines outside the Supreme Court and...
View ArticleFAA Announces Proposed Drone Rules: will allow use of UAS under 55 lbs.,...
Today the FAA proposed allowing drone flights within line of sight, during daylight hours only, and with a special operator’s certification. The FAA announced its long-awaited proposed rules, for the...
View ArticleNPPA Joined by 32 Other Media Groups Urges Gov. Brown to Veto CA Anti-Drone Bill
Today the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) sent a letter to California Governor Jerry Brown urging him to veto SB 142, which would create strict liability for anyone operating a drone...
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