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Publications: The Guardian, 7 March 2009 and 22 June 2009.

Context: Marc Vallée has co-authored major front page investigations on police surveillance of protesters and journalists. The investigations exposed secret police databases and covert state targeting of environmental activists. The investigations were published between March 2009 and July 2010 for The Guardian and Financial Times.

Marc has also written comment pieces on photographers rights, terrorism law, press freedom, civil liberties and political dissent for The Guardian.

Investigations: The Guardian and Financial Times.

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Revealed: police databank on thousands of protesters”
Date: 6 March 2009 (Online). 7 March 2009 (Print – lead story front page).
Link: www.guardian.co.uk PDF

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Caught on film and stored on database: how police keep tabs on activists”
Date: 6 March 2009 (Online). 7 March 2009 (Print – pages 14 & 15).
Link: www.guardian.co.uk PDF PDF

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Under surveillance: police target environmental protesters and journalists”
Date: 6 March 2009.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “G20 policing”
Date: 16 April 2009.
Link: Print only PDF

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “‘UK plc can afford more than 20 quid,’ the officer said”
Date: 25 April 2009 (Online). 25 April 2009 (Print – pages 6 & 7).
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Fit Watch campaigners describe how they were arrested and bundled to the ground”
Date: 21 June 2009 (Online). 22 June 2009 (Print – page 5).
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Arrested for asking a policeman for his badge number”
Date: 21 June 2009.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Fit Watch: watching the watchers”
Date: 21 June 2009 (Online). 22 June 2009 (Print – page 5).
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Financial Times.
Headline: “Met under fire over picture database”
Date: 17 October 2009.
Link: www.ft.com

Publication: The Financial Times.
Headline: “Police image library raises Orwellian concerns”
Date: 17 October 2009.
Link: www.ft.com PDF

Publication: The Financial Times.
Headline: “Focus on legality of database”
Date: 17 October 2009.
Link: www.ft.com PDF

Publication: The Financial Times.
Headline: “Police use of protest photos will face review”
Date: 1 July 2010.
Link: www.ft.com

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “‘Black bloc’ anarchists behind anti-cuts rampage reject thuggery claims”
Date: 2 April 2011.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Comment: The Guardian.

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Documenting dissent is under attack”
Date: 12 February 2009.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Journalists on the G20 front line”
Date: 17 April 2009.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Undermining press freedom”
Date: 3 June 2009.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “The police even follow me into the loo”
Date: 23 June 2009.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “The Met’s attack on photographers”
Date: 9 July 2009.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “The Met see sense on the media”
Date: 31 July 2009.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Good news for photographers”
Date: 21 August 2009.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Speaking up for press freedom”
Date: 14 April 2010.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Coalition has no interest in protecting the right to strike”
Date: 20 May 2010.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Ian Tomlinson ruling: can we trust officers to police protests fairly now?”
Date: 23 July 2010.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Climate Camp is restricting free speech”
Date: 26 August 2010.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “Media will change tune when strikes kick in”
Date: 8 September 2010.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk

Publication: The Guardian.
Headline: “It’s time to scrap stop and search”
Date: 27 April 2012.
Link: www.guardian.co.uk