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How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct

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Re: How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct

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Can I just say - the sources for good, actionable news are sometimes the strangest of places these days.

I've started just reading: http://reddit.com/r/news instead of newspaper websites and it's nice - some affiliate tv news stations (the Minneapolis newspapers...not so much) or student newspapers (I see you Crimson reporting on the anthropology department) are getting it done and sometimes more consistently than major news organizations.

Crowd-sourced news is coming of age.

Re: How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct

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post #2

Can I just say - the sources for good, actionable news are sometimes the strangest of places these days. I've started just reading: http://reddit.com/r/news instead of newspaper websites and it's nice - some affiliate tv news stations (the Minneapolis newspapers...not so much) or student newspapers (I see you Crimson reporting on the anthropology department) are getting it done and sometimes more consistently than ma…

Teen Vogue has been surprisingly adult in a time when adults ... aren't.

Re: How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct

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It's great to see younger people get much-needed information on how to keep the police accountable in a democratic society. I'm impressed with this article's level of detail.

I was most impressed that the article emphasizes sticking to the facts. The goal should always be good citizen journalism, not creating the next WorldstarHipHop sensation.

Re: How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct

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Why do I not see more drones in the protest videos? You'd think that would be a safe way to film things, plus it's a little harder to confiscate than your phone.

I assume consumer drones are not particularly difficult to shoot down, with rubber bullets or otherwise

Re: How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct

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Why do I not see more drones in the protest videos? You'd think that would be a safe way to film things, plus it's a little harder to confiscate than your phone.

I was wondering the same thing myself today. It'd be interesting to come up with a drone that's ideal for this purpose… that can quickly fly and relocate somewhere, but can land on any flat surface and record remotely. You could perch it on nearby buildings or even things like traffic lights

Re: How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct

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Why do I not see more drones in the protest videos? You'd think that would be a safe way to film things, plus it's a little harder to confiscate than your phone.

If you flight drone over protest and something hit the drone or you crash the drone, the drone will fall on people under it.
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