With stenciled Bolex camera protest signs and no permit to assemble, some 400 people demonstrated at a downtown Manhattan rally on Friday to protest New York’s moves to alter rules that govern filming and photography on the city’s streets. On that same day, members of NYC’s independent film community met with the Mayors Office of […]

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Those in filmmaking in New York have undoubtedly heard about developments at the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting, as they seek to make it a requirement for “any group of two or more people who want to use a camera in a single public location for more than a half hour to get […]

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Via Gothamist, “[Activist] Reverend Billy [of the Church of Stop Shopping] was arrested and detained last night while reciting the First Amendment in Union Square. The police claimed his preaching it at this month’s Critical Mass constituted ‘Harassment of a Public Official.’ The NYPD has a history of some controversial arrests at the Critical Mass […]

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Pretty sobering reminder of media consolidation via NY Times. “In the fall of 2003, a piece of Rupert Murdoch’s sprawling media empire was in jeopardy.Congress was on the verge of limiting any company from owning local television stations that reached more than 35 percent of American homes. Mr. Murdoch’s Fox stations reached nearly 39 percent, […]

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The folks at WITNESS are not only doing great work, they are passionate about disseminating tools to other advocacy-oriented individuals and organizations. Here’s some details about their newest effort:
About the VAI: The Video Advocacy Institute, our newest initiative and the first of its kind, is an innovative program that will train human rights defenders to […]

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