The article analyzes the relationship between law enforcement authorities and drone journalists, professionals who use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for newsgathering purposes, in Spain. The study has two specific objectives. First, to identify the criteria that law enforcement authorities have set for the public dissemination in traditional and social media of the drone footage they have obtained as part of their police operations, and to characterize the relationship that exists between law enforcement authorities and drone journalists. The study is guided by three hypotheses: Spanish law enforcement authorities have more capacity than journalists to shoot aerial news footage (H1); for Spanish law enforcement authorities, the informational use that can be made of the drone footage they obtain is of secondary importance (H2); and drone journalists feel their work is heavily restricted by law enforcement authorities (H3). These hypotheses are tested with the use of in-depth interviews with representatives of three law enforcement organizations in Spain and five drone pilots who have collaborated with news media outlets. The study concludes that the current regulatory framework for UAVs in Spain is very restrictive, in comparison to other countries, which prevents the development of drone journalism.

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西班牙执法机构与无人机记者的关系

这篇文章分析了西班牙执法机构与无人机记者（使用无人机进行新闻采集的专业人员）之间的关系。该研究有两个具体目标。首先，确定执法机构为在警察行动中获取的无人机镜头在传统和社交媒体上进行公众传播设定的标准，并描述执法机构与无人机记者之间的关系。该研究以三个假设为指导：西班牙执法当局比新闻记者具有更多的拍摄空中新闻镜头的能力（H1）；对于西班牙执法机构而言，可以将他们获取的无人机画面用于信息用途是次要的（H2）；无人机记者认为他们的工作受到执法部门的严格限制（H3）。通过与西班牙三个执法组织的代表以及与新闻媒体合作的五名无人机飞行员的代表进行的深度访谈，检验了这些假设。研究得出的结论是，与其他国家相比，西班牙目前对无人机的监管框架非常严格，这阻碍了无人机新闻的发展。