Nydia Tisdale should be emulated, not punished: LAKE to Judge 2017-12-17

You can also write a letter of support. Please send it today before the sentencing hearing 9AM December 18, 2017. Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange 3338 Country Club Road #L336, Valdosta, GA 31605 www.l-a-k-e.org lakesubmissions@gmail.com 229-242-0102 December 17, 2017 Hon. Senior Judge Martha Christian Dawson County Judges Office 25 Justice Way, Suite 4202 Dawsonville, GA 30534 […]

Video: Nydia Tisdale thanks her supporters

We asked Nydia Tisdale to say a few words about her recent legal situation, and here’s what she said. See previous post for context of what she’s talking about, and of course Nydia’s website About Forsyth and her YouTube channel.

Visiting Nydia Tisdale

Update 2016-10-19: And we asked Nydia to speak directly through YouTube. Here’s Nydia Tisdale with her picture on the front page of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Gretchen and I dropped in on Nydia Sunday afternoon in Roswell, GA. Needless to say, we support Nydia. She usually doesn’t even provide commentary with her video reports, yet when […]

Nydia Tisdale wins First Amendment Award for her Citizen Journalism, Fighting for the Right to Record

Update 2015-08-07: corrections by Nydia, including a timeline. Only a bit more than three years since the pictured incident, Nydia Tisdale gets some of the recognition she deserves. Georgia Woman Wins First Amendment Award for her Citizen Journalism, Fighting for the Right to Record, Georgia citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale is in the news again but […]

Videos: Peggy Green apologizes to Nydia Tisdale to avoid jail time

Tuesday morning assailant Peggy Green apologized a year after Nydia Tisdale asked. The judge remarked he was happy at the outcome so nobody had to face jail time. So, if you want your meeting to be private, don’t advertise it as “open to the public”. And when someone shows up with a camera, don’t try […]

Nydia Tisdale fights back, requests criminal arrest of assailant this morning in court

This morning at 9:30 AM, a judge will hear Nydia Tisdale’s request for arrest of someone who tried to take her camera and threw her out of a meeting advertised as “open to the public”. Go Nydia! As usual, she has the whole thing documented: Republican Women of Forsyth County GA kick citizen & camera […]

Nydia Tisdale settles city council video case for $200,000

Perhaps elected and appointed officials will take note: you are public servants, and the public can record what you do. Which, if you treat the public as your allies and not your enemies, can be greatly to your advantage. Nydia Tisdale wrote for AboutForsyth.com 17 March 2015, Nydia Tisdale settles lawsuit against Cumming Mayor Gravitt, […]

The Case of the Six Missing Screams: Nydia Tisdale’s video edited by sheriff’s office?

It looks like the “public” Pumpkin Farm Republican campaign rally headlined by Gov. Nathan Deal not only caused a citizen journalist to be roughed up and evicted, and her camera taken, apparently the local law edited her video recording to remove the sound of her screams. Jim Galloway wrote 22 September 2014, The Case of […]

Nydia Tisdale’s video of being arrested for videoing a public event

The deputy is on camera refusing to identify himself as he holds her down. The best he’d do was “You’ll see it on the warrant”. Background here, including a candidate laughing as she cries “Help!” -jsq

Nydia Tisdale’s offense: she sat in the front row

Landowner Johnny Burt’s excuse for having Nydia Tisdale ejected from an event advertised as a public campaign rally: “She promptly sat down on the front row on the end where she would be right in their face and was making everybody uncomfortable.” Shades of Ashley Paulk’s excuse for wanting that illegal bill of attainder