“It’s a media event, so it will Presentation by Phil Chamberlain look great from the air.” Head of School of Film & Journalism How the media use drones Author: Drones and Journalism (Routledge 2017) 19 October 2017
“Much valued for its spectacular and entrancing effects, the aerial view is firmly established as a recurrent feature of popular visual culture, media forms and touristic installations .” Mark Dorrian quoted in Dorrian and Pousin 2013: 295
Wall Street Journal http://www.wsj.com/video/drone-video-shows-destruction-in-aleppo-from-the-air/CCA27CFC-7A06- 4BD2-A372-3DAEB438F57F.html
Drones and journalistic narrative CNN: Aftermath of typhoon which hit Philippines 2013 BBC: migrants arriving in Greece 2015 Guardian: California forest fires 2017
“It is important to note, however, that journalistic use of UAV is not just a matter of getting cool but otherwise unnecessary aerial footage to bolster the bottom line for media corporations … this technology can help address real issues of concern for modern journalism related to access, costs, and even safety .” Holton et al 2014: 642
Journalistic use Tremayne & Clark (2014): Paparazzi / disasters / investigation / protests Wildlife docs and dramas Scene-setters and links Spectacular : “T his is the devastating effect of war, like you’ve never seen before.” (Or Tony Robinson) CNN AIR celebrated 1 st birthday on August 15: 200 assignments / 900 drone flights / 200 hours of air time
Investigations Moldova: independent journalists investigating elite hideaway South Africa: photojournalist documenting inequality Papua New Guinea: campaigning group analysing deforestation
“I would say media usage breaks down to a very small, albeit growing, part of DJI’s business. But in some cases it is disproportionately higher profile … the sheer power of the story and footage speaks volumes about the technology ” Adam Najberg, DJI global director of communications, author interview
Privacy fears “If this particular developing areas of rapid response journalism by RPAS is ignored then irresponsible, amateur cameramen will, in all likelihood, attempt to take footage anyway.” Peter Lee from Taylor Vinters; House of Lords, 2015.
Regulations CAA: for profit needs permission IPSO: reasonable expectation of privacy; but public interest defence C4: similar to secret filming BBC: rigorous internal process ICO: similar to CCTV Professional Society of Drone Journalists: voluntary US code Ducharme’s drone code for teaching Humanitarian UAV Code of Conduct
After the break News corporations will want to add detail, immersion and personalisation to separate out their product in the marketplace: Mapping Virtual Reality Sensors
References Barber, M and Wickstead, H (2010) One immense black spot: aerial views of London 1784-1918. The London Journal Vol 35 No 3 236-54 Clarke, R (2014) Understanding the drone epidemic. Computer Law & Security Review , 30, pp230-246 Dorrian, M and Pousin, F ed (2013) Seeing from above: the aerial view in visual culture London: IB Taurus Giddings, S and Lister, M ed (2011) The New Media and technocultures reader London: Routledge Holton, A; Lawson, S and Love, C (2015) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Journalism Practice 9:5, 634- 650 Tremayne, Mark & Clark, Andrew (2014) New Perspectives from The Sky. Digital Journalism Vol 2(2) 232-246. Warren, S and Brandeis, L (1890) The Right To Privacy. Harvard Law Review . Vol 4, No 5 (Dec 15, 1890) pp193-220
Thank you Presentation by Phil Chamberlain Head of School of Film & phillip.chamberlain@uwe.ac.uk Journalism @philchamberlain 19 October 2017
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