Over and out: NYC journalists lose access to vital NYPD ‘Special Operations’ radio feed, endangering breaking news efforts
Over and out: NYC journalists lose access to vital NYPD ‘Special Operations’ radio feed, endangering breaking news efforts
NYC journalists criticize the NYPD’s radio encryption, raising concerns about transparency, press freedom, and public access to critical emergency updates.
Steve Gessmann, vice president of operations for Breaking News Network servicing media groups, private security firms and government agencies, says, “Secrecy from the news media threatens to damage the trust and goodwill that the NYPD is working so hard to maintain.”
“Breaking News Network (BNN), a company that has monitored police communications for 30 years has concerns about the new encryption scheme,” Gessmann said. “The inability to monitor these communications could delay news of threats, crimes, and other emergencies, possibly endangering the community at large.”
The secrecy is the point.