LAPD creating "pool" of select media for Occupy Los Angeles.

[Fire Walk With Me]

CalFireNews Cal Fire News
#OWS Alert: #LAPD lottery to select “pool media” for #OccupyLA worried about #GorillaMedia #Livestream scrutiny? cc: @OakFoSho

-------

They are moving toward raiding the site. Last time they set cordon a block or two around it. You can't just go across the street and video.

Fucking thugs. Never forget that LAPD are as bad as NYPD; they simply are a tad more media-savvy, this being Hollywood, Rodney King and all that.

RODNEY KING! RODNEY KING! RODNEY KING!

[Luminous Animal]

1. Here is an article about it on Occupy Los Angeles....

http://www.occupylosangeles.org/?q=node/2416

#LAPD meeting to do lottery to select “pool media” for future #OccupyLA activity. Interested media in pool must have rep attend mtg @ 7:15pm

RT @DavidBegnaud: #LAPD media relations to hold news conference at 7:15pm tonight @LAPDHQ regarding #occupyla #ktla

The repercussions of this are tremendous: this essentially means from now onwards, only a limited number of pre-agreed media endorsed by LAPD are allowed on Solidarity Park (formerly known as City Hall) property to report on Occupy LA and our battles with the LAPD and City Council's attempts to evict us. I immediately emailed a member of the press who was in this meeting representing a MSM publication, and received this response:

They were only going to let in one media outlet for each medium (print, tv and radio) but we convinced them to let in three....the only media eligible for pool were those who were on the LAPD press release list and able to get to headquarters with an hours notice. So very few were represented at the meeting. I asked about independent radio/blogs and they said that only media with LAPD-issued badges would be allowed in the vicinity. I asked about those already at the camp and they said after the unlawful assembly order everyone who doesn't leave will be arrested, even those who are journalists. Our attorney was looking into whether there were legal challenges to be made.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. Thank you for the unfortunate confirmation. :(

[AntiFascist]

2. All the more reason to watch ustream, as long as that is allowed n/t

[Luminous Animal]

4. OakFoSho is asking for support....

OakFoSho Spencer: For Hire
Dear supporters, If I'm arrested covering the impending #OccupyLA raid, I ask you to raise hell on my behalf & call LA NLG. #OLA #OO #p21


Does anyone know the names of other citizen journalists who might be at risk?

We've got OakFoSho
Ruth Fowler

Is PuckboySF still there?

[AntiFascist]

6. Donated, OakFoSho does great!

The other night I was also following OccupyFreedomLA and skyadams. Don't know about others.

[Luminous Animal]

5. So, beating and gassing protesters hasn't stopped the movement from growing...

time to strangle the media.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/11/occupy_la_eviction_lapd_pool_media.php

[Huey P. Long]

7. Embedded media for their 'safety', against the terror er, citizens.

[Luminous Animal]

8. Kick.

[Dawson Leery]

9. Break their unions. State agents don't need them.

Seriously, they don't.

[EFerrari]

10. The police have no business censoring the media.

If Spencer or any other citizen journalist gets arrested, we need to make sure we have them covered. :grr: