June 18, 2021, HONG KONG, CHINA: A man wearing Yellow Facemask ( Yellow, symbol colour of 2014 Umbrella Revolution ) leaving newspaper stand with copy of APPLE DAILY in his hand as gesture of support for the PAPER.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
September 6, 2020, Yucaipa, California, USA: The El Dorado Fire is reflected in the glasses of an Arroyo Grande Hot Shots firefighter as he watches a backfire burn at Carter Street and Bears Den Ranch Road in Yucaipa on Sunday.
zReportage.com Story of the Week #791: TUESDAY June 22, 2021: ‘ROMANIA Gateway to Europe’ by Le Pictorium photographer Michael Bunel who has spent 10 years covering the migrant crisis in Europe: To get around the wall erected by the government of Hungarian President Viktor Orban, exiles wishing to access Europe are trying their luck, by passing through Romania. Every night, small groups try to slip through the cracks set up by the Romanian authorities. The journeys range from 2 to 15 kilometers depending on the path taken, through woods and fields under cover of darkness. The exiles living in abandoned houses in the village of Majdan tirelessly try to cross the border. Some of them have attempted to cross more than 50 times but hope remains high as they ‘Make The Game’ as they call it. Until recently most migrants crossing into Europe through the Balkan region went directly from Serbia to Hungary, not through Romania. Since then however, the borders into Croatia and Hungary, which are now heavily policed and fortified with razor-wire, have become largely impenetrable, and many believe that Romania is a better option. Welcome to ‘ROMANIA Gateway to Europe’
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
lJune 19, 2021, HONG KONG, CHINA: A woman displaying this morning’s copy of APPLE DAILY’s front cover depicting political trial for PAPER’s top CEO in defiance while lining up for attending audit at the courthouse.Apple Daily’s top CEO, Cheung Kim-hung ( Publisher ) and Law Wai-kwong ( Editor-in-Chief ) are both charged with suspicion of ‘ colluding with foreign forces ‘ under the HK NATIONAL SECURITY LAW.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
Hong Kong citizens lining up to buy copies of APPLE DAILY this morning in Central as they head for work. Some half a million copies of Apple Daily was printed out this morning for citizens, and the PAPER was quickly sold out in many newspaper stands and vendors as early as mid night.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
zReportage.com Story of the Week #790: TUESDAY June 15, 2021: ‘TARGETED’ by Tampa Bay Times investigative reporters Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi wins the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting: Florida’s Pasco County sheriff Chris Nocco took office in 2011 with a bold plan: to create a cutting-edge intelligence program that could stop crime before it happened. What he actually built was a system to continuously monitor and harass Pasco County residents, a Tampa Bay Times investigation has found. First the Sheriff’s Office generates lists of people it considers likely to break the law, based on arrest histories, then sends deputies to find and interrogate anyone whose name appears, often without probable cause, a search warrant or evidence of a specific crime. They swarm homes in the middle of the night, waking families and embarrassing people in front of their neighbors. In just five years, Nocco’s signature program has ensnared almost 1,000 people, with at least 1 in 10 were younger than 18. Some of the young people were labeled targets despite having only one or two arrests. One former deputy described the directive ‘Make their lives miserable until they move or sue.’ Welcome to: ‘TARGETED’
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
Here is part of Ringo, other exemplary coverage of Floyd and BLM in summer of 2020 as Ringo always does for ZUMA.
June 8, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S: A demonstrator with a dog holding a sign in a procession to honor the life of George Floyd.
June 8, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S: A demonstrator wears a mask with picture of the late George Floyd in a procession to honor the life of George Floyd. Floyd died in police custody on Memorial Day in Minneapolis.
June 4, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S: A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.
June 6, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S: Demonstrators take part in a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.
May 25, 2021, Los Angeles, California, USA: People pray and take a knee for nine minutes and 29 seconds in memory of George Floyd on the first anniversary of his death. Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer D. Chauvin during an arrest after a store clerk suspected he used a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin, one of four police officers involved in the incident, knelt on Floyd’s neck and back for about 9 minutes. He was found guilty of all three counts against him after a three-week trial on April 20, 2021.
lJune 4, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S: A demonstrator play skateboard during a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.
June 6, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S: A demonstrator lies his face down depicting George Floyd in a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.
June 4, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S: Demonstrators take part a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.
June 13, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S: ”ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER” is painted on Hollywood Boulevard near the famed Chinese and Dolby Theatre.
June 4, 2020, Los Angeles, California, U.S: A demonstrator raises his fist during a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
Fashionable woman walk past large light box advertising delayed premier of Chinese Mainland’s War Movie THE EIGHT HUNDRED in Hong Kong, an epical photo play based on the historical fact of Republic of China’s tough resistance against invading Japanese Army and total sacrifice of 800 remaining soldiers who fought at the last stand resisting the invading Japanese Force during 1937 BATTLE OF SHANGHAI. The war epic, THE EIGHT HUNDRED was originally scheduled for national premier in July 2019, but shortly before the premier in June 2019, Chinese Communist Party’s Department of Propaganda announced that the MOVIE have encountered certain ‘technical problem’ and therefore unable to meet the original scheduled date of national premier. Many believe that CCP tried to downplay heroic episode ( a legend ) of National Party Army’s tough resistance against invading Japanese Army during the BATTLE OF SHANGHAI in 1937. Political censorship on Chinese Mainland is becoming much tighter under the rule of Xi Jin-ping’s Regime seeking to unify ideology so as to stabilize continued authoritarian rule of Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jin-ping’s dictatorship.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
August 9, 2020, River Rouge, Michigan, USA: The United States Steel mill on Zug Island, part of the company’s Great Lakes Works which is being closed. At one time the mill employed 16,000 workers.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press