Bookmarks for December 29th through December 30th

A few interesting links for December 29th through December 30th:

• Flickriver: swanksalot’s most interesting photos – takes forever to load, but I’m still baffled by Flickr’s algorithm
• An Illegal Bridge? on Flickr – Photo Sharing! – “print these out on Avery stock #8871 and carry the cards with me.

  focusonthelaw.net/files/photo.doc
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  I am a freelance photographer

  I am a photographer, not a terrorist

  My activity is protected by the United States Constitution.

  I do not consent to any search of my camera, photos, bags, or self without a proper warrant.

  If you are a police officer objecting to your picture being taken, your objection is hereby denied under USDC Robinson v. Fetterman. No. 04-3592 Civ.A. (E.D. Pa Order Dated May 5, 2005)
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  I am going to add this:

  I am excercising my 1st Amendment rights and any denial of those rights will be a violation of 42 USC Section 1983 ”

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• Thomas Hawk’s Digital Connection: Port of Long Beach Responds to Incident of Photographer Harassment – Still in CYA mode at Port of Long Beach “The fact that the Officer would suggest that he forced us to stop shooting because he “thought we were trying to enter a private area,” is a bald faced lie. This Officer is a liar who is trying to justify his act of harassment in some way after the fact. I would encourage staff at the Port of Long Beach to examine the photograph of the Officer, the bridge above and the Google Map link. They should know the location where we were shooting and should also know that we were nowhere near any private areas whatsoever when this incident took place.”

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• Yes, Virginia, Bloggers Are Not Journalists, Usually – “Yeah, anybody can offer opinions, but not everybody can be a news reporter.

  The conceit on the Right Blogosphere — I really haven’t seen as much of this nonsense on the Left — is that an army of “Davids,” or little-guy bloggers, could replace journalism. If by “journalism” one means “reporting,” I say, not likely. Reporting for the most part is the daily slog of going forth to cultivate and talk to sources, interview insiders, assume the sources and insiders are all lying and talk to other sources and other insiders, check police blotters, chase ambulances, and otherwise dig through a lot of boring documentation so that you are as certain as you can be that what you say is true before the copy deadline, because your highest mission is to be accurate. That’s what reporters do.”