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Re:ABC news is trying to pass gun range videos as combat foo... by IfOnlyYouKnew on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @04:06PM (#21263077)
TV news stations will almost never pay for just anybody's footage. At the very least, they will work with locals that have some track record.

They might sometimes take youtube footage, foreign broadcasts, or material provided to them by parties to the conflict. But those tend to carry prominent labels and aren't paid for.

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Re:ABC news is trying to pass gun range videos as combat foo... by canadacorner on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @04:38PM (#21263461)
This is not true. If you have newsworthy footage, they'll pay. The problem is that you're usually not the only one with the footage, and a lot of people like to see their name on the news!
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