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Republican Video Tracker Fails To Register, Asked To Stop Taping At DFL CD 2
Filed Under (Media, Al Franken, *Top Stories, Minnesota, Video, Free speech) by jfbarnett on May-3-2008

As reported here earlier, the DFL has a pretty open policy when it comes to letting citizen journalists videotape its conventions. But the DFL does have rules and today we saw what happens when those rules aren’t followed. At today’s DFL CD2 Convention, a Republican video “tracker” was asked to stop videotaping from the visitors section of the Faribault High School auditorium.

DFL CD2 Secretary Jane Miles says the Republican tracker did not register at the sign in table (as is required of all people attending the convention). If he had registered, (in this case as media) he would have been allowed to video tape.

The Republican tracker has been following Al Franken and taping his appearances for some time. The Al Franken campaign knows the individual and actually had no problem with him taping.

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Caught On Camera: GOP Tosses Journalist
Filed Under (Media, *Top Stories, Minnesota, Free speech, Minnesota Blogs) by mmcintee on May-1-2008

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Minnesota’s Republican Party seems very camera-shy. Over the past several months Republicans have prevented journalists from recording their candidates at events. The latest incident was rather dramatic as Gavin Sullivan was tossed out of the Republican convention for district 42B for shooting video.

The UpTake’s Mike McIntee shows us Gavin Sullivan’s video and talks to another journalist who has been tossed out twice from Republican events.

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UPDATE: Gavin provides the backstory to this incident.

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Iraq War Anniversary Protests, 140 arrested in San Francisco
Filed Under (California, Iraq, *Top Stories, protest, Free speech) by jfbarnett on March-20-2008

With the Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq, protests against the continual occupation sprung up all over the United States. In a somewhat dramatic example, the protest in San Francisco California had conflicts with the police and 140 people were arrested.

The UpTake’s Schlomo Rabinowitz was there to capture it all.

More photos here courtesy of Steve Rhodes

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YouTube Politics and Google Elves
Filed Under (Labor, 2008 Presidential Race, Immigration, *Top Stories, Iowa, Free speech, Video, Republican National Convention) by mmcintee on January-7-2008

The UpTake interviews Steve Grove, News & Politics Editor for YouTube. He talks about all aspects of YouTube’s rapid influence in the political realm and admits that - yes - Google Elves really exist.

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