Ferguson Flight Restrictions
ABC– After 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in August, the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to a police request to ban air traffic in more than 37 square miles of airspace surrounding the town for 12 days, even though police privately acknowledged the purpose was to keep away news helicopters during violent street protests, according to recorded conversations obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act. The FAA records official phone conversations at its air traffic facilities, a policy that is known to employees.
- ABC US Approved Ferguson No-Fly Area to Keep Press Out
- LA Times Officials deny Ferguson no-fly zone was designed to keep out media
- CBS No-fly zone near Ferguson protests established “to keep media out”
- WaPo AP Exclusive: Ferguson no-fly zone aimed at media
- WaPo U.S. approved Ferguson no-fly area to block media
- Fox News Ferguson no-fly zone was reportedly aimed at media
- ABC AP Exclusive: Ferguson No-Fly Zone Aimed at Media
