drones http://wmub.org en How close are drones to gathering news? http://wmub.org/post/how-close-are-drones-gathering-news <p></p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The</span><strong style="line-height: 1.5;"> Federal Aviation Administration</strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> has started writing licensing and safety regulations regarding using unmanned air vehicles (</span>UAV’s<span style="line-height: 1.5;">) for alternate purposes, such as </span>newsgathering<span style="line-height: 1.5;">, by 2015. In this week’s </span><strong style="line-height: 1.5;">Focus on Technology</strong><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, Ann Thompson reports on how these drones may eliminate the need for TV news helicopters.</span></p><p></p><p> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:31:10 +0000 Ann Thompson 13618 at http://wmub.org How close are drones to gathering news? Kentucky lawmaker proposes bill to limit drones http://wmub.org/post/kentucky-lawmaker-proposes-bill-limit-drones <p>A bill has already been pre-filed for the Kentucky General Assembly's 2014 session—and it deals with the use of drones in the state.</p><p>Republican state Rep. Diane St. Onge&nbsp;bill&nbsp;limits how unmanned aircraft can be used. It allows U.S. military personnel to use drones in Kentucky for practice purposes. And it also allows drones to be used by law enforcement agencies if they have a specific warrant to do so.</p><p>Under St. Onge's bill, all other drone usage would be banned into Kentucky, including general use by law enforcement and corporations.&nbsp;</p> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:16:40 +0000 Kenny Colston and Kentucky Public Radio 11336 at http://wmub.org Kentucky lawmaker proposes bill to limit drones Drones to Gather News? http://wmub.org/post/drones-gather-news <p>The<strong> Federal Aviation Administration</strong> has started writing licensing and safety regulations regarding using unmanned air vehicles (UAV’s) for alternate purposes, such as newsgathering, by 2015. In this week’s <strong>Focus on Technology</strong>, Ann Thompson reports on how these drones may eliminate the need for TV news helicopters.</p><p> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:31:10 +0000 Ann Thompson 7640 at http://wmub.org Drones to Gather News?