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Thad Allen OKs Media Credentials in Response to Boom Ban Protests

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: First Amendment, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, Alabama, Anderson Cooper, You Tube, Coast Guard, Conflict of Interest, Unified Command, Cnn, Oil Containment Boom, Gulf Oil Spill, Public Relations, Social Networking, Thad Allen, Press Freedom, BP Oil Spill, Barataria Bay, Media News
Georgianne Nienaber

The question of media access on the Gulf Coast has become a very confusing sequence of orders issued, retracted, clarified, and contradicted.

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Jason Linkins

ProPublica Photographer Detained By Law Enforcement At The Behest Of BP

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, Public Realtions, Anderson Cooper, Media News, Coast Guard, Propublica, Branding, Video, Cnn, Oil Containment Boom, Gulf Oil Spill, BP Oil Spill, Thad Allen, BP Media Clampdown, Press Freedom, Barataria Bay, Oil Spill, Eat the Press, Media News

I know I sound like a broken record, but there is simply no end in sight to the overall media clampdown in the Gulf. It is enforced by BP, with the assistance of local law enforcement officials and the approval of the Federal government.

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Jason Linkins

BP Media Clampdown: Journalists Now Face Possibility of Fines, Prison Time

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, Public Realtions, Anderson Cooper, Media News, Coast Guard, Branding, Cnn, Oil Containment Boom, Gulf Oil Spill, BP Oil Spill, BP Media Clampdown, Press Freedom, Thad Allen, Barataria Bay, Oil Spill, Eat the Press, Media News

A month ago, Thad Allen issued an order granting the media "uninhibited access" to the areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Thirty days later, it should be said that the order essentially has no real-world meaning at all.

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Coast Guard Media Liaison Works for BP's PR Agency

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conflict of Interest, First Ammendment, Press Freedom, Social Networking, Gulf of Mexico, Comments, Anderson Cooper, Rachel Polish, Coast Guard, Internet Trolls, Blogs, Cnn, Louisiana, Rachel Maddow, Oil Containment Boom, Barataria Bay, Branding, Thad Allen, Public Realtions, Gulf Oil Spill, Media News
Georgianne Nienaber

Did my July 3 post inadvertently provide a bully pulpit for BP and Coast Guard propaganda? As it turns out, there is plenty of room for concern regarding this apparent marriage of public relations and a government agency.

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Facing the Future as a Media Felon on the Gulf Coast

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Press Freedom Rwanda, First Ammendment, Felony, Press Freedom, Billy Nungesser, Bp, Press Rights, Free Speech, Oil Containment Boom, Jerry Moran, Barataria Bay, Thad Allen, Obama, Coast Guard, Mary Landrieu, Media News
Georgianne Nienaber

The United States Coast Guard considers me a felon now, because I "willfully" want to obtain more photos like these to show you the utter devastation ...

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Jamie Hinton, Alabama Man, Fights To Protect Hometown From Oil Spill

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Volunteer Firefighter, Bp Oil Spill Cleanup, Alabama, Magnolia Springs, Oil Containment Boom, Jamie Hinton, Oil Spill Containment, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Video, Impact News

In Magnolia Springs, Alabama, a small town built on a coastal estuary, the water is central to the residents' way of life. With the looming threat of ...

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Gulf Oil Spill Containment: Will There Be Enough Boom?

The New York Times | JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Spill Containment, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Oil Boom, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Hard Boom, Oil Containment Boom, Green News

As a vast oil slick threatens waterfront from western Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, BP and the Coast Guard are engaged in a frantic effort to se...

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