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source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/FAA-probing-News-Corps-use-of-apf-2845389661.html?x=0&.v=1
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- With the newsgathering techniques of its sister publications in Britain under fire, News Corp. is facing a probe into the use of drones by its U.S.-based digital publication, The Daily.
Federal Administration Aviation spokeswoman Laura Brown says her agency is investigating whether The Daily's use of "unmanned aerial systems" violates FAA regulations.
Commercial operators typically need a certificate in order to fly the unmanned aircraft, especially in populated areas.
The Daily's blog shows it used drones to capture aerial footage of floodwaters in North Dakota and Mississippi in May and June.
The Daily spokeswoman Jenny Tartikoff said "we are not commenting on our newsgathering."
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Joeydee44
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That's not a drone, it's Sarah Palin riding shotgun on a bald eagle!
- 10 months ago
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Joeydee44
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VoyagerFilms
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Thank you for posting this figgdimension! It's looking more and more like Rupert Murduck and son have been the head of a crime syndicate to me. Can't wait till the FBI starts investigating all the corrupt politicians who are in the back pocket of the Murducks!
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VoyagerFilms
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warman1138
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They call this newsgathering?
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warman1138
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CalgarC
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news corp is fucked....
- 10 months ago
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CalgarC
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inge4art
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Thank you for posting figgdimension. There is no more privacy, awful!
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inge4art
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COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM
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We can sort this out after we gain the National Referendum vote.
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attilatheblond
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COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM:
Or we can train some plane spotters like in the olden days when wars were declared. Trust me, there IS a war going on and it isn't between nations.
Yep, plane/drone spotters and the next step too.
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attilatheblond
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attilatheblond:
I do believe these actions and this news has probably just spawned a whole new category of patriot militarism resistance. "Vive la Resistance"!
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KurtLewin
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drone
1. A male bee, especially a honeybee, that is characteristically stingless, performs no work, and produces no honey. Its only function is to mate with the queen bee.
2. An idle person who lives off others; a loafer. BINGO!!****************
3. A person who does tedious or menial work; a drudge: "undervalued drones who labored in obscurity" (Caroline Bates).
4. A pilotless aircraft operated by remote control.press...drone...yeah, sounds about right...
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KurtLewin
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COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM
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KurtLewin:
We can sort this out after we gain the National Referendum vote.
- 10 months ago
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