The Poynter Institute, a leading journalism training and resource center, has developed a new ethics policy for drone journalism. The policy was written by Poynter instructor Al Tompkins, in... Read more
The Poynter Institute, Google News Lab, Drone Journalism Lab, National Press Photographers Association and DJI have unveiled an innovative program to train journalists in using drones, or un... Read more
(Source: pressgazette.co.uk) News yesterday that three BBC journalists were questioned by police for flying a drone at Davos last month followed the arrest in Surrey of a freelance journal... Read more
(Source: Washington Post) Coming soon: News via drone? Ten media organizations, including The Washington Post, said Thursday that they will test the feasibility of gathering news via unman... Read more
(Source: The Hill) The National Press Photographers Association has hired a lobbying firm to weigh in on upcoming regulations over the use of drones. The photojournalist group has hired two... Read more
(Source: Washington Post) Small unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, open up new possibilities for many industries, including journalism. We begin our exploration of the le... Read more
For journalists in Kenya, reporting on stories is a dangerous business. It is a common occurrence for important stories go unreported, as the area is either too hard to access or would put... Read more
from pbs.org Journalism needs to get “a seat at the table so that free press rights and free speech rights are part of the conversation” in evolving drone legislation, Matthew Waite, founder... Read more
from Forbes‘ Greg McNeal Last month a Seattle woman said that a drone made her nervous because it was flying outside of her window. Early media reports called the device a flying “Peep... Read more
Because most students have limited access to research tools, many colleges offer a variety of lending programs – books (obviously), laptops, tablets and even bicycles. The University of Sout... Read more
Mark April 2014 in your drone industry calendar! This was the month when video footage captured by a drone was a check box item for news reporting. This month, we saw footage from the result... Read more
If you have signed up for the University of Missouri’s ” Introduction to Drone Issues, Applications and Flight: for Student Researchers, Entrepreneurs, Educators and Communicator... Read more
In the next few years, journalism will be hands-down the number one most controversial application of commercial drones use. On one hand, it’s easy to see why so-called “drone journali... Read more