Publication: Lead story of The Guardian, 7 March 2009.

“Revealed: police databank on thousands of protesters” – The Guardian.

“Caught on film and stored on database: how police keep tabs on activists” – The Guardian.

“Under surveillance: police target environmental protesters and journalists” – The Guardian.

“Police surveillance: ‘They’re focusing on the press more than the protesters’” – The Guardian.

For the last 3 months I have been working on an investigation about police surveillance of journalists and protesters for The Guardian with Paul Lewis.  Click on the links above to see what we found out.

“I’m A Photographer… Not A Terrorist” – Jason N.Parkinson, Current TV.

Here is a short film from my good friend and colleague Jason N.Parkinson about the mass photo taking event that took place outside New Scotland Yard last Monday. Enjoy!

Here are a few more press clipping (in no particular order) from the media event  “I’m a Photographer … not a Terrorist” from early in the week.  If I have missed anything good feel free to post a comment with a  link.

“VIDEO: Hundreds demonstrate their freedom to photograph” - National Union of Journalists.

“EFJ Supports UK Photographers in Counter Terrorism Act Protest” – International Federation of Journalists.

“Law threatens news photographers” – Roy Greenslade, The Guardian.

“AUDIO: Drivetime News” – BBC Radio Wales.

“AUDIO: Drivetime News” – BBC Radio Scotland.

“AUDIO: News” - BBC Radio Scotland.

“Why the ex-boss of MI5 is now standing up for press freedom” – Roy Greenslade, Evening Standard.

“Photographer Not a Terrorist” - londonist.com

“Press gang takes to the streets” - British Journal of Photography.

“Counter Terrorism Act 2008 : new provisions set to “limit” photography in a public place” – gcnchambers.co.uk

“BROADCAST” - aljazeera.net

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 16.02.09. Photographers stage a mass photo taking event outside New Scotland Yard on Monday 16 February 2009 in London, England. The event, called by the National Union of Journalists, marked the enforcement date of section 76 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 which could prevent the media and public from taking pictures of the police . (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

Well done for the big turn out for “I’m a Photographer … not a Terrorist” media event outside New Scotland Yard yesterday.  Here are a few press clipping (in no particular order) from the day.  If I have missed anything good feel free to post a comment with a  link.   Also, it would be great if you posted a link to your pictures of the event as well.

“Police share photographers’ worries about terror law” - National Union of Journalists.

“Hundreds demonstrate their freedom to photograph” - National Union of Journalists.

“Journalists protest photo law” – BBC London Tonight.

“Is it a crime to take pictures?” -  BBC News.

“Photographers angry at terror law” -  BBC News.

“Photographers protest outside Scotland Yard over new anti-terror law” – telegraph.co.uk

“Calling the police to account” – Henry Porter, The Guardian.

“New law making it an offence to photograph a policeman should worry us all” - telegraph.co.uk

“Police protest over terror law ban on holiday snaps” – The Standard.

“Photographers stage protest outside Scotland Yard against anti-terror laws” – The London Paper.

“London News: Around 150 photographers hold mass photo shoot outside Scotland Yard in protest at new anti-terror law” – The London Paper.

“300 join police picture protest” – The Morning Star.

“Photographers converge on new Scotland Yard” - British Journal of Photography.

“400 photographers in Scotland Yard police terror protest” – Press Gazette.

“Met Police: Terror law ‘a real risk’ to photographers” - Press Gazette.

“Do not make us the ‘secret’ police” – Metropolitan Police Federation.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 16.02.09. Photographers stage a mass photo taking event outside New Scotland Yard on Monday 16 February 2009 in London, England. The event, called by the National Union of Journalists, marked the enforcement date of section 76 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008 which could prevent the media and public from taking pictures of the police . (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2009.

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