Comments on: Where do photo journalists hide their stash?

Question: Where do photo journalists hide their stash?

odinsdream — Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:10:01 -0800

Some people on the media platform took photos or video of me and the sign I was holding at D.C. on Saturday in the Ellipse. Where can I look for this picture/video?

Generally, how does this work? I would assume the people on the platform work for a media company, like C-SPAN. Should I write to C-SPAN and ask for footage? All of it, or be specific? Or, perhaps they're freelancers, in which case, where do they file their media for it to be searched and indexed by organizations looking to buy the images for reproduction?

By: scarabic

scarabic — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:51:54 -0800

Good question. Me and my sign got a lot of stop-and-shoot from the media in SF in 2003. I'm eager to hear responses. I have a feeling that the answer is: the cutting room floor. Look at the media coverage of the event. Largely, when you see people with signs, they are in huge groups so as to suggest numbers. It's remarkable for television media to linger long enough on any one sign long enough for it to be read. If they do, they're probably zoomed in on it, cropping you out. I'm not guessing, here, just generalizing based on what I see on TV.

By: rob511

rob511 — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 03:34:44 -0800

W-e-e-l-l, you could try to file a Freedom of Information Act request for your FBI file.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:36:55 -0800

I specifically know that at least three or four people on the platform yelled at me to turn around for a picture and, possibly video. I'm not sure who they work for or where the footage would go. If anyone is actually familiar with this process, I'd love to hear from you.

Is there a list of media attendees? Who would have this list? Who even organized the ellipse event? I know there were several organizations doing different things.

By: cerebus19

cerebus19 — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:45:25 -0800

I'd start by checking flickr for pics from the protest. I'm sure a couple of quick tag searches will find them. Many of them may not be up for a day or two, though.