Joel Goodman
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https://t.co/vOY3yojjgk The guy who took that photo of those people that time. Freelance photojournalist now on Bluesky.
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Joined June 2010
10/10/2023: A protester invades the stage and pours glitter over Keir Starmer at the start of the Leader's Speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
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A moment from this evening's demonstration outside Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam Mosque in Liverpool, when an Imam crossed the road, spoke to protesters who had been shouting angrily at the mosque through the evening, and ended up sharing a hug with one.
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South Yorkshire Police are pursuing a court order that will compel me to provide them with all my photographs, taken during a day of far-right violence in Rotherham. I cannot comply with this request. Here's why. 🧵/1.
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Journalists followed serial rapist Reynhard Sinaga's four trials for months, respecting reporting restrictions until today's final verdict. That's not a conspiracy to cover up rape, that's responsible reporting, ensuring justice for his victims AND the public's right to know.
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Police arrest a 65 year old woman following a nurses' pay demo in Manchester City Centre this afternoon.
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The worst outcome would be for people to think we're acting as agents of the police. If people think we're unpaid evidence gatherers then that will make it impossible to be trusted in any situation. /6.
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I am a photojournalist. A man has been convicted for assaulting me whilst I was doing my job. Here is my statement.
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Fortunately journalists have some legal protection. Police cannot insist we hand over our work. It would be unethical for us to do so and we have protection from such pressure under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act: /7.
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But an officer asked. I said no and explained why. The officer claimed not to believe there was any risk, which I find troubling. Naive at best, reckless at worst. Nonetheless my position stands. To pursue this, SYP *must* apply for a court order and I will challenge it. /8.
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We each expect the other to work professionally and with integrity and, in refusing this request, I am doing just that. /18 (end?).
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"You may have witnessed a crime", you might say. "One of your photographs may help police in their investigations. Why wouldn't you help?" Logical as that might sound, it would actually expose myself and other journalists to harm and make future coverage more dangerous. /3.
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That's because, as news gatherers, photojournalists often find ourselves confronting hostility. This has increased over time so that, even in quite mundane situations, acting visibly in our jobs can invite random threats and abuse. /4.
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With 6 hours to go I don't think I'll do better, so I'm calling my favourite photograph of 2023.
10/10/2023: A protester invades the stage and pours glitter over Keir Starmer at the start of the Leader's Speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
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This has nothing to do with cowardice, as was suggested. It will require me to stand up to pressure from the police and face the Court. It's stressful. Unlike the Dale Farm case, I am on my own. I'm a freelancer with no financial or administrative infrastructure to back me. /12.
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And yes, it's a pretty photograph and I'm glad I was in the right place to make it.
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Indeed I have to wonder whether this is why SYP are pressuring me and not any of the other journalists who were working in Rotherham on the same day. Working freelance, without the financial or administrative power of a big agency makes me a softer target. /13.
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In that case, the Judges agreed that to issue such an order would lead to journalists being perceived as "coppers' narks" (the Defence's words) and that this would make our jobs more dangerous. /10.
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@AndrewBrookLdn The background of the photo is black because, from the angle I was shooting from, the background was black.
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As you can imagine, the harm aimed directly at visual journalists covering violent events is much more serious. But it's important to report these events. Not doing so would be negligent. /5.
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A court might issue such an order, but it would be dangerous if such an application went unchallenged. A ruling made by Judges following such an application after riots at Dale Farm illustrates why: /9.
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Manchester's European-style tree-lined boulevard is starting to take shape
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The Judges rejected the police's demand, but only after it was first approved by a lower court. It took time and cost money for a group of media organisations and independent journalists to combine their resources and obtain that ruling. /11.
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I believe there is value in me describing this process as openly as possible. It's not something most people need to consider and the reasons may not be obvious, without context. /2.
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Last night Manchester Pride's PR team told me I was not welcome at the Candlelit Vigil HIV memorial. It's a slightly long story but I'm particularly angry about it and it's important:
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It has nothing to do with greed, as was also suggested. There is no payout from the police, regardless of the outcome. It will cost me an, as yet, unknown amount of money to protect myself and the principle in court, and I will lose time and work in doing so. /14.
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Quick follow up:.1) No it's not AI or Photoshop, it's a photograph of a thing that happened.2) If it were me I doubt I'd have been so calm.3) We're chill now we know what this was but, in that moment, it will have scared a lot of people.
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Nor does it have anything to do with politics as, again, was suggested. Journalists applied the same principles to footage from Dale Farm, the Poll Tax riots and Just Stop Oil protests and we must continue to apply them. /15.
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.@taylorswift13 lambasts @AppleMusic over free music demand yet demands free photos else she'll smash your camera http://t.co/SNh38xwn4D.
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Some of my colleagues were also injured at those events, doing their own important work as the police did theirs, so I know the risks those officers took and the violence they faced down. /17.
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Nurses outside Nightingale NW Hospital wave goodbye to a patient as he's driven home in an ambulance, having recovered from Covid-19.
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And my position does not reflect my own level of trust or respect for individual police officers, some of whom have been injured protecting innocent people during the violent events of the last week. /16.
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Lots of people sharing this photo as if was made in London today. Not true. I made it in Bolton in November 2016.
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HELP! Freelance photojournalist here. I need a criminal law solicitor well-versed in media and police to help defend me against a production order.
Given that South Yorkshire Police are piling pressuring on me to hand them photos of far-right violence from Rotherham - something which I will use every legal means to resist - I appreciate this timely intervention from the NUJ
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3 years ago last night, a couple kiss in the street having just married at a registry office in Manchester City Centre.
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The organiser of the protest is pictured here being issued a £10,000 Fixed Penalty Notice by police.
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@gordon861 1) The photos aren't, in and of themselves, putting me at risk. Acting - or just being seen to act - as an unpaid police informant would. 2) Such a request would be very odd. I'd interrogate and likely reject it. I frequently reject offers that don't sit comfortably.
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A launch event for Manchester's new transport network is running late because the Mayor's stuck in traffic on Great Ancoats Street.
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I'm hoping to be on @BBCNewsnight shortly to discuss this. I'll try not to bring shame on my profession.
South Yorkshire Police are pursuing a court order that will compel me to provide them with all my photographs, taken during a day of far-right violence in Rotherham. I cannot comply with this request. Here's why. 🧵/1.
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6/7 I don't abandon people at immediate risk of harm. No one in this scene is in danger or without support. If I see someone at immediate risk and without support, I check on their welfare and, if appropriate, call for a first responder.
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3/7 This photograph is one of many that form a >10 year project documenting nightlife in the city. It includes emotional extremes, work & play, funny & surreal, calm and tragic moments. If you aren't a regular follower, a single tweet doesn't reveal that context.
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@Duncan_Acorn My byline is out there and I stand by my work as a photojournalist. It can and sometimes does put me at risk. That risk is massively increased for *all* photojournalists if people figure us as a police evidence gatherers.
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7/7 Some of the points raised deserve a more thoughtful reply than Twitter affords, so I will have left lots out, but I hope this gives a broad understanding of how and why this photograph exists. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Big agency just offered me one time fee of 50 Euros so they can sell my photo everywhere. Exploitation a massive issue for photographers.
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Insulting, time-wasting email from @BBCPolitics Live requesting free photos. "Unfortunately we aren’t able to provide a fee for this I am afraid" says the producer. He'll be getting paid, of course.
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Finally got to meet my hero. Lovely to say hello. He insisted his friend Samantha, landlady at the Gluepot in Newton Heath, be with him.
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2/7 I put a watermark on every photo I publish here. I get that it can feel inappropriate/commercial, particularly if you're not used to seeing my posts, but experience has taught me that this is a lesser problem than seeing photos republished without context or permission.
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5/7 Broadly, photographers in the UK do not require consent to take photographs of people in public. Broadly, again, editorial publication (documentary such as this, news) does not require further permission from those pictured.
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"Mad Friday", four years ago last night. The man on the left chased after me for about an hour after this photo was made.
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Kimberley and Ryan Knowles step out to the Molly House, after getting married, last night.
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Fabulous!.
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Blown away and massively proud to learn I've been nominated by the Picture Editors' Guild in this year's awards. Twelve months, five photos, one city #Manchester #news #politics #community #photojournalism.
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@alistaircoleman @msgracefh @paulmfarrer @elenacresci @greg_jenner I'd love to offer a jigsaw, but worry that'd cross the line from editorial/artwork, to commercial.
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Confused by @MediaCityUK promoting #WorldPhotographyDay. If I go near the place with a camera I'm assailed by men on segways and radios who tell me that photography is banned there. @PeelLandP @landg_uk.
To celebrate #WorldPhotographyDay we'd thought we share these lovely pictures of @MediaCityUK at night. Media City UK is Europe's largest purpose-built digital hub, an emerging #SmartCity & home to over 10,000 #creative, #digital & #media businesses.
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1/7 I'm really grateful to you all for your feedback on this photo. I'd like to answer a couple of the questions that have popped up. This is twitter so please understand the effects that character limit imposes on all of us.
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Sigh.
@pixel8foto Hi there, I'm a reporter for BBC News Online. Could I use this amazing image in a story about the fire on the BBC News website in exchange for credit to you? Thank you.
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Yet another reminder that it's illegal to nick a photographer's work - "Online photos can’t simply be re-published, EU court rules"
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4/7 For a wider view of the work, I've posted hundreds from the ongoing story on my website, which this uncurated search link crudely illustrates:
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I'll be talking about this photograph on @TimesRadio's "In the Thick of It", with @cathynewman, this evening at about 18:15 #glitter #keirstarmer.
10/10/2023: A protester invades the stage and pours glitter over Keir Starmer at the start of the Leader's Speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
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@peterjrainford You do know that, just like with all other jobs, journalists get paid for their work?.
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Given that South Yorkshire Police are piling pressuring on me to hand them photos of far-right violence from Rotherham - something which I will use every legal means to resist - I appreciate this timely intervention from the NUJ
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Police detain anti-lockdown, anti-mask protesters in Piccadilly Gardens after protesters disregard a dispersal order.
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I've started posting photos to @instagram, a platform so arrogant it actually tells you how to crop your own photos
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Next time you lay in to a heavily laden, visible and accessible photographer as sole representative of all that you dislike of "medja", remember that there are five reporter bylines at the top of this story, none of whom were actually there
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