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Wisconsin capitol photo ban
Thomas Derr, Photographer
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Madison | WI | US | Posted: 10:40 AM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> The rules have not been enforced thus far, I doubt they will start today! I was at the Capitol last night and this morning, the police have their hands full to say the least. |
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Eric Seals, Photographer
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Detroit | MI | United States | Posted: 12:58 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> I was inside and outside the capitol for three days last week shooting stills and this story
http://www.vimeo.com/channels/ericseals#20434986
A few police officers were telling me then they were under orders to bring the hammer down hard (although they sided with the protesters)
Now (as of noon on 3/10) the capitol is on lockdown. Hundreds inside the rotunda not being allowed to leave, no one getting in but there are cameras in there. People are sending TwitPics, etc
Some great twitter feeds if you want to follow what is going on in "real time"
#wiunion, #wisc
Eric |
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Matthew Jonas, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Evergreen | CO | USA | Posted: 4:19 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> I'm surprised that the police will enforce this with everything else they have to worry about. I would guess its not real high on the priority list.
Eric, nice video package. It really flows well throughout the piece between stills and video. You found a lot of angles that I hadn't seen coverage of before. |
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Eric Seals, Photographer
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Detroit | MI | United States | Posted: 4:28 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> Looks like the hammer is coming down hard today!
50 protesters arrested and lots of pushing and shoving going on
http://www.freep.com/article/20110310/NEWS07/110310033/Dozens-arrested-Wisc...|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
If you look at the photo gallery on that website (yeah it's the Detroit Free Press, we need the hits LOL!!) Morry Gash from AP out of Milwaukee and a talented photographer is there right in the middle of the action.
Thanks Matthew for checking out the video.
Looks like I should of stayed longer to really be in the middle of it huh? :-)
When I was there as you could tell from the piece thousands were camping out inside the rotunda. Today from reading stories only 100 or so people were inside.
Still it is historic in nature and when I was there covering this it was just another reminder why I really love what I do...being a witness to history in the making with folks taking a stand on something and being surrounded and shooting their passion, excitement and dedication for what they believe in.
Eric |
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Andrew Fielding, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 7:33 PM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> My guess is that if they try to enforce a ban on photography there would very quickly be a challenge in the courts by some news agency as I believe state Capitol buildings are considered to be public places. |
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Mark Peters, Photographer
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Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 7:57 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> Andrew -
The rules are for the Senate and House galleries - and the rules don't seem to be that different from the code of conduct printed on the back of the U.S. Senate Gallery passes, which also prohibit photography.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/common/image_gallerypass/16_00228_0...
My money would be on the defendant in such a challenge. |
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Andrew Fielding, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 8:00 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> Mark,
that makes sense if it is for the galleries, from my understanding it was for the entire area (including rotunda and walkways) in which the rights of a photographer are more likely protected. |
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Darren Whitley, Photographer
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Northwest Missouri | MO | USA | Posted: 9:34 PM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> I'd like to see these gallery rules thrown under a bus, lit on fire and turned into charcoal. We the people pay for this government, it's time transparency run rampant. |
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Eric Seals, Photographer
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Detroit | MI | United States | Posted: 10:42 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> At the House of Representatives in Madison (like most places) it has two places on either side of where the Reps sit for still and video folks. Once it's full no more are let in until some leave (at least when I was shooting there) but I agree with Darren, they should throw the rules out especially on such a storytelling moment/event like what is going on.
Eric |
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Mark Peters, Photographer
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Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 11:02 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> Darren -
Where's the lack of transparency? The media still has access, no? |
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Darren Whitley, Photographer
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Northwest Missouri | MO | USA | Posted: 11:14 PM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> Access doesn't matter when they can impose a restriction on what you can report by baring cameras. These gallery rules create private zones just feet from the house or senate floor. This serves to conceal who is courting them, which opens the door for corruption. |
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Mark Peters, Photographer
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Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 11:17 PM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> Maybe I'm completely missing something here, but it's my understanding that the rules quoted in the first post are applied to the visitor galleries, not the media. |
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Mark Peters, Photographer
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Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 11:32 PM on 03.10.11 |
| ->> s/b quoted in the link in the first post.... |
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Eric Seals, Photographer
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Detroit | MI | United States | Posted: 11:52 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> Yep, cameras are cool for media types but visitor galleries it's not allowed but then again neither is shouting, etc and there were plenty of people in the galleries today shouting. Obviously rules are fluid and hard to enforce.
check this out
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/video/vmix_2506bc46-4b68-11e0-acbe-001cc4c...
video of the Republicans walking out under armed escort as a woman says over and over "Your actions are disgraceful" |
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Derek Montgomery, Photographer
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Duluth | MN | USA | Posted: 11:56 PM on 03.10.11 |
->> I was in the Capitol from almost 7am today until 630pm and if there was a ban on photo and video equipment, I didn't see it. There were many protestors with cameras and video cameras especially those of the Flip variety.
There was no limit to media bringing in still or video cameras. One thing that was frustrating was a lack of coordination between the different law enforcement authorities. Almost everywhere you went at times you could get different answers to questions of access and movement. When things got intense and protestors started being forcibly removed, there were still a large number of reporters and cameramen who were not allowed to enter the Assembly's antechamber, which is where the protestors were holed up. |
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