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NRSC Vid Tracker Memo Warns Campaigns of What Not To Do

by elpresidente | 10:39 am, June 18, 2010 | Comments Off

The NRSC memo (pdf) uses recent encounters between videographers and two Democrats, one an incumbent Congressman (Rep. Bob Etheridge) and the other Senate candidate from Illinois, as examples of WHAT NOT TO DO:

After the second clip in a week hit the web showing a confrontation between a Democratic political campaign and a person shooting video, the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent out a memo to its campaigns Thursday reminding them to be sure staffers don’t become “verbally abusive” or “make physical contact” with videographers.
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“While other individuals, including campaign staffers, are free to engage in polite conversation with a videographer, they are not free to be either verbally abusive to or make physical contact with a videographer,” Cairncross wrote in the memo. “Doing so potentially exposes both the individuals engaged in such contact and the campaign to liability for assault and battery.”

The NRSC’s memo states that as long as the videographer is “on public property and not actively disrupting” the event, he or she can continue filming. The NRSC recommends that campaigns tell staffers not to insult or threaten or physically touch a videographer, and to “always be polite” with them because “your interaction is likely being recorded.”

“The video attached to the e-mail containing this memorandum is an example of precisely how not to handle a videographer – and has created potential legal liability for both the individuals involved and the Giannoulias campaign,” Cairncross wrote. “Instituting these policies will help your campaign avoid both the political embarrassment and legal exposure that accompany inappropriate responses to videographers.”

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