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Drone journalism is the use of drones, or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), for journalistic purposes. According to the FAA, "an unmanned aircraft is a device that is used, or is intended to be used, for flight in the air with no onboard pilot".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/uas/reg/media/frnotice_uas.pdf )〕 The use of drones for information collection in the journalism industry is still new. Two university journalism programs are testing drones in this context, namely the Drone Journalism Lab, founded in late November 2011 by Matt Waite, professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the Drone Journalism Program at the University of Missouri. On June 2014, the London Evening Standard published a story by Nimrod Kamer on latest drone journalism attempts. == US legal framework == The Federal Aviation Administration, which regulates airspace over the US, has yet to establish rules for integrating UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS), though Congress has called for the FAA to establish such regulations by 2015. Currently, legislation on commercial unmanned aviation, including for use in commercial media, is at a standstill. The FAA allows government entities' use of UAS on a case-by-case basis, via a Certificate of Authorization (COA); however, this option is unavailable to the general public. The FAA does allow hobbyists to operate model aircraft, including remotely or autonomously controlled craft, under Advisory Circular 91-57, which stipulates that these aircraft never fly above 400 feet or within 2 miles of an airport. With regard to general UAS, the FAA stipulates in official policy, "The current FAA policy for UAS operations is that no person may operate a UAS in the National Airspace System without specific authority. For UAS operating as public aircraft the authority is the COA, for UAS operating as civil aircraft the authority is special airworthiness certificates, and for model aircraft the authority is AC 91-57." 〔 AC 91-57 only applies to recreational model aircraft operators, and thus specifically excludes its use by persons or companies for business purposes. In February 2013, the FAA developed a domestic drone test site program that will establish six test sites for the use of drones under an expanded privacy regulatory system. Those using drones within the test sites will have to develop a privacy policy on how they will collect and use information, and will agree to follow local, state, and federal privacy laws, or face additional penalties from the FAA. Twenty-nine states have begun the process of establishing regulations on UAS. The majority of these regulations restrict law enforcement from using unmanned systems without a search warrant. Several states are seeking to ban photography of private properties, or to forbid drone technology altogether. In New Hampshire, for example, aerial photography of private property, including photos obtained via satellite, has been banned. It is not yet clear if or to what extent state regulation of UAS will carry weight at the federal level, considering the Supreme Court's recognition of the FAA's regulatory authority over the NAS.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drone journalism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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