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Iranian photographer arrested and disappears before travelling to shoot World Cup

Iranian photographer arrested and disappears before travelling to shoot World Cup

Nov 29, 2022 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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An Iranian photojournalist that was to travel to Qatar to realize his dream of photographing the football World Cup has been arrested and detained in his home country.

Since Arya Jafari’s arrest, his family has apparently heard no news of his whereabouts. Jafari joins more than 40 journalists and photographers that have been jailed recently in Iran.

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Man who bragged about being in the U.S. Capitol riot arrested for assaulting a photographer

May 30, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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One of the most shocking events in the U.S. last year was the U.S. Capitol riots. On Wednesday 6 January 2021, hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building to protest the election results.

During the riots, multiple people were assaulted and injured, many of them being journalists. One of the men who attacked the police and an AP photographer was charged with an assault and has been arrested.

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Did the media frame the George Floyd protest coverage for white eyes?

Jun 22, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 8 Comments
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In a Mother Jones piece, Ramenda Cyrus analyzes A1 coverage of last year’s George Floyd protests and contends that the media is still relying on old tropes to represent Black Americans. In this episode of Vision Slightly Blurred, Allen and Sarah take a look at her arguments and the supporting voices of author Martin Berger and “Reading the Pictures” publisher Michael Shaw.

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Capitol riot found and arrested thanks to his girlfriend’s Instagram and facial recognition

Apr 25, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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The attack on the US Capitol happened on 6 January, but photos, videos, and news are still surfacing. Over 400 people have been arrested so far, but at least one of the suspects was caught thanks to Instagram. The FBI used photos and videos from his girlfriend’s Instagram and identified the man with some help of facial recognition.

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Police forces photojournalists on the ground and takes their photos during protests in Minnesota

Apr 20, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 17 Comments
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For over a week, people in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota have been protesting after a white police officer shot a Black man dead. And what started as a peaceful protest turned into havoc on Friday. On the sixth night of the protest, police officers reportedly targeted photojournalists and other members of the press. They forced them to lie on the ground, photographed their faces and press credentials, and some of them were reportedly even detained.

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British photojournalist arrested for doing his job and covering a story

Feb 1, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 5 Comments
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Photojournalist Andy Aitchison (46) was recently arrested after photographing protests at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, UK. He was reportedly arrested on suspicion of criminal damage for taking photos. In other words – for doing his job. He believes it’s censorship, and some serious concerns have been raised about media freedom.

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U.S. Capitol rioters attack journalists, destroy thousands of dollars of media equipment

Jan 8, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 34 Comments
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On Wednesday 6 January, hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol Building to protest the election results. In the incident, the rioters attacked journalists and destroyed equipment worth tens of thousands of dollars.

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109-year-old camera store burned to the ground during riots in Kenosha

Sep 3, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 96 Comments
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Last week, protests and riots occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin after a police officer shot African-American man Jacob Blake. During the riots, Rode’s Camera Shop was burned to the ground. The shop was around for 109 years, but it was destroyed overnight.

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Photographer shot dead in Jefferson Square Park protests

Jul 2, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 8 Comments
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On Saturday 27 June, a man opened fire in during protests in Jefferson Square Park in Louisville killing one man. The victim was now identified as Tyler Gerth, who was a 27-year-old photographer covering the protests.

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Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram remove Trump’s video over alleged copyright infringement

Jun 10, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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Twitter, Instagram and its parent company Facebook recently removed Donald Trump’s video from its platforms. The video contained photos of protests that prompted after George Floyd’s death on 25 May. One of the photos was a subject of a copyright complaint filed by the copyright holder.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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