Consider in the Israel -v- Terrorists war, what the difference on the battlefield is, between a: Journalist and a Spy:
Journalist: Spy:
Has a map of the area Ditto.
Has a camera Ditto.
Wants the best "pix" of the other side Ditto.
Wants best PIX of sensitive military areas Ditto.
Will nicely-expand those digital images Ditto.
Transmits PIX to public (thus to both sides) Transmits PIX to one side!
Wears a BIG sign saying: "Press" Ditto.
May say they are "Independent" Says they are "free lance"!
They are 'only doing their job' Likewise!
Information contained in images of an ongoing conflict amounts to surveillance intelligence, which will be used by the one side to inflict casualties upon their opponents.
The following is an example of legislation from the United States, their military apparently having expressed significant concern about Media-surveillance being publicly-released and consequently, placed in the hands of any enemy:
Heading: "Israel accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of being Palestinian militants":
https://apnews.com/article/al-jazeera-jo...8235e19e86
Heading: "IDF claims uncovered documents prove 6 Al Jazeera journalists are Hamas, PIJ operatives":
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e...peratives/
Journalist: Spy:
Has a map of the area Ditto.
Has a camera Ditto.
Wants the best "pix" of the other side Ditto.
Wants best PIX of sensitive military areas Ditto.
Will nicely-expand those digital images Ditto.
Transmits PIX to public (thus to both sides) Transmits PIX to one side!
Wears a BIG sign saying: "Press" Ditto.
May say they are "Independent" Says they are "free lance"!
They are 'only doing their job' Likewise!
Information contained in images of an ongoing conflict amounts to surveillance intelligence, which will be used by the one side to inflict casualties upon their opponents.
The following is an example of legislation from the United States, their military apparently having expressed significant concern about Media-surveillance being publicly-released and consequently, placed in the hands of any enemy:
Quote:[Heading:] '18 U.S. Code § 797 - Publication and sale of photographs of defense installations'
'On and after thirty days from the date upon which the President defines any vital military or naval installation or equipment as being within the category contemplated under section 795 of this title, whoever reproduces, publishes, sells, or gives away any photograph, sketch, picture, drawing, map, or graphical representation of the vital military or naval installations or equipment so defined, without first obtaining permission of the commanding officer of the military or naval post, camp, or station concerned, or higher authority, unless such photograph, sketch, picture, drawing, map, or graphical representation has clearly indicated thereon that it has been censored by the proper military or naval authority, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.'
'(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 738; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)'
Source:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/797
Heading: "Israel accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of being Palestinian militants":
https://apnews.com/article/al-jazeera-jo...8235e19e86
Heading: "IDF claims uncovered documents prove 6 Al Jazeera journalists are Hamas, PIJ operatives":
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e...peratives/