Journalists can’t take photos within 65′ of sensitive areas and tarballs now cover all five Gulf Coast states. Meanwhile, many are still oblivious to the disaster.
Oil seeps into New Orleans’ Lake Pontchartrain
Associated Press
July 6, 2010
Media, boaters could face criminal penalties by entering oil cleanup ‘safety zone’
NOLA.com
July 1, 2010
Media Clampdown in the Gulf Coast: Government and BP Place More Restrictions on Journalists Covering the Oil Spill
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