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FIFA clashes with WAN over photo coverage of the 2006 World Soccer Championship Tournament
The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) have appointed a mediator to help resolve their dispute over press-photo coverage of the 2006 World Soccer Championship Tournament. FIFA, bowing to the interests of its sponsors and advertisers, wants to limit reporting on the games, specifically by prohibiting the release or publication of any press-photos until at least one hour after the end of each match. FIFA, who controls the granting of press credentials to photographers for all matches, also sets limits on when and how many photos may be published through on-line media. The World Association of Newspapers has requested that FIFA waive these restrictions. Also joining the negotiations on the side of the newspaper organization are several interested press photo agencies, including Agence France Presse, Reuters, Associated Press and Getty Images, led by Pierre Louette of AFP. Stefan Hartmann, VISUELLRelated stories:
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