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New camera guidelines for female athletics coverage
BBC News ^
| June 15, 2026
| Jane Dougall
Posted on 07/15/2026 9:08:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
New guidelines have been released advising broadcasters on how to use more respectful camera angles when covering live female athletics events.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has worked with female athletes to develop the guidelines, which aims to avoid sexualising the action with unnecessary camera angles.
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To: MinorityRepublican
Sports action photography is typically not posed. They are opportunistic in nature.
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07/16/2026 9:23:43 AM PDT
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GingisK
To: rlmorel
The day I stop looking, she’ll have to bury me.
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posted on
07/16/2026 9:57:46 AM PDT
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JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
To: rlmorel
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I always admired these girls for their dedicated exercise regimen! And those stairs! They just keep going and going! I'm getting my daily exercise just from my eyeballs tracking those girls'.... ummm..... drinks. See how skillfully they carry them without spilling. Awesome!
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07/16/2026 10:38:48 AM PDT
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dayglored
(This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
To: MinorityRepublican
Can no longer show athlete from the shoulders up to avoid showing Adams apple.
All facial pictures will only show from the bridge of the nose and up to avoid showin 5:00 shadow.
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07/16/2026 10:43:16 AM PDT
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shotgun
To: MinorityRepublican
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07/16/2026 10:56:42 AM PDT
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Hatteras
To: dayglored
Hahaha! I had to stop-my eyeballs began to ache!y
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07/16/2026 11:02:46 AM PDT
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rlmorel
(Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
To: MinorityRepublican
Oh, bite me. Respectful? From the BBC?
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07/16/2026 11:14:40 AM PDT
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bobbo666
To: rlmorel
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07/16/2026 3:17:43 PM PDT
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BiteYourSelf
( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
To: rlmorel
Must be jelly ‘cus jam don’t shake like that.😁
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07/16/2026 3:23:01 PM PDT
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BiteYourSelf
( Earth first, we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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