As heard on Twitter: Article & video of citizens w/ camera being turned away from public meeting being held in courtroom RT @opengovva
From the Twitter account @opengovva run by the Virginia Coalition for Open Government - a non-partisan, non-profit open government advocate:
Article & video of citizens w/ camera being turned away from public meeting being held in courtroom.http://bit.ly/1KR3Y
Cameras at issue in County
A CBS television news camera crew covering O'Gara Group's move to Westmoreland had visited the county on June 8 but declined to stay around for that month's evening Board of Supervisors meeting.
On August 10 an ABC television news camera crew visited the county to cover reactions to O'Gara Group's arrival on property purchased from Bryan Chandler several weeks ago. That crew also opted not to stick around for the evening Board of Supervisors meeting.
On June 8 and August 10 Westmoreland resident Bob Quinn was prevented from videoing the Board of Supervisors meetings. Quinn successfully filmed the Westmoreland Industrial Development Authority's meeting on June 29 and county government authorities subpoenaed a copy of that meeting video. That video has been displayed on The Journal's website at www.journalpress.com since the June 29 meeting.The Journal was present this Monday evening when Westmoreland Sheriff's Office employees Ron Hundley and Bill England prevented Quinn from entering the Supervisors' G. D. English Building meeting room with the camera in his hand. "You can't take that in there with you," Quinn was told as he and others went through the security screening protocols that were instituted by the Sheriff's Office and local government on July 13.
"Cameras in courtrooms are prohibited," the deputies explained.
FULL ARTICLE: http://www.journalpress.com/westmoreland-county-news/920-cameras-at-issue-in-county
Cameras at issue in County
A CBS television news camera crew covering O'Gara Group's move to Westmoreland had visited the county on June 8 but declined to stay around for that month's evening Board of Supervisors meeting.
On August 10 an ABC television news camera crew visited the county to cover reactions to O'Gara Group's arrival on property purchased from Bryan Chandler several weeks ago. That crew also opted not to stick around for the evening Board of Supervisors meeting.
On June 8 and August 10 Westmoreland resident Bob Quinn was prevented from videoing the Board of Supervisors meetings. Quinn successfully filmed the Westmoreland Industrial Development Authority's meeting on June 29 and county government authorities subpoenaed a copy of that meeting video. That video has been displayed on The Journal's website at www.journalpress.com since the June 29 meeting.The Journal was present this Monday evening when Westmoreland Sheriff's Office employees Ron Hundley and Bill England prevented Quinn from entering the Supervisors' G. D. English Building meeting room with the camera in his hand. "You can't take that in there with you," Quinn was told as he and others went through the security screening protocols that were instituted by the Sheriff's Office and local government on July 13.
"Cameras in courtrooms are prohibited," the deputies explained.
FULL ARTICLE: http://www.journalpress.com/westmoreland-county-news/920-cameras-at-issue-in-county
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