Video: Evidence of more media restrictions on BP oil spill beaches
June 17th, 2010Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Press freedom and ethics
Interesting footage from Louisiana TV station WDSU-TV showing its reporter arguing the toss with BP security guards attempting to stop him from interviewing clean-up workers on a local beach affected by the oil spill.
The station’s reporter is particularly interested in testing out a recent memo to the media from BP’s chief operating office Doug Suttles, that says “BP has not and will not prevent anyone working in the clean-up operation from sharing his or her own experiences or opinions.”
Last month reports suggested that journalists from CBS, Mother Jones and the Times Picayune had been denied access to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
June 21st, 2010 at 8:51 am
[...] BP in alliance with the feds have erected an ‘information blockade’ around the oil spill. Reporters have been harassed, threatened with arrest and prevented from accessing the affected areas. Oil spill clean up workers have been gagged from talking about [...]
June 21st, 2010 at 9:29 am
[...] mit BP, rund um den Ölteppich herum eine „Informationsblockade“ errichtet. Reporter wurde schikaniert, es wurde ihnen mit Verhaftung gedroht und sie wurden davon abgehalten zu den betroffene…. Die mit den Reinigungsarbeiten beauftragten Arbeiter erhielten einen Maulkorb und durften nicht [...]
June 22nd, 2010 at 5:38 pm
[...] BP in alliance with the feds have erected an ‘information blockade’ around the oil spill. Reporters have been harassed, threatened with arrest and prevented from accessing the affected areas. Oil spill clean up workers have been gagged from talking about [...]
June 25th, 2010 at 2:53 am
[...] BP in alliance with the feds have erected an ‘information blockade’ around the oil spill. Reporters have been harassed, threatened with arrest and prevented from accessing the affected areas. Oil spill clean up workers have been gagged from talking about [...]