Are journalists soon going to need expensive permits to take pictures in wilderness areas? Coverage of a pending U.S. Forest Service regulation made it sound that way, Jonathan Peters writes in CJR: "Cue the outrage. And indeed, there are some genuinely concerning elements of the Forest Service rules. But the situation isn’t exactly as it seemed at first, either." Peters analyzes the issue's coverage and how the Forest Service itself contributed to the confusion.
October 7, 2014
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