Crime & Safety
Following the Now-Famous Pepper Spray Photos
National outlets used photos of Lt. John Pike pepper spraying UC Davis students. Here's a closer look at the stories behind those images.

Many iconic photos have come out of the pepper spray incident at UC Davis. Some have been used in major publications, while others have been chopped and edited into .
Some of the images came from the cameras of the California Aggie and the Davis Enterprise; other images were captured by students and bystanders. Here’s a look at some national coverage of the aftermath, as it relates to the photos themselves:
California Aggie Photos Not Getting Credit – Media blogger Jim Romenesko spoke with Aggie editor Jason Alpert, 20, about the fact that Forbes, Fox News and Good Morning America used their images without giving credit.
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TIME’s Best Pictures of the Week – Wayne Tilcock of the Davis Enterprise had his photo featured on TIME magazine's website this week.
The Life of a Photo – The Atlantic interviews Brian Nguyen, a photojournalist who took one of the now-famous pictures.
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Looking at How Images Spread - A photo by Louise Macabitas gets worldwide attention.
How I Got That Photo – Jim Romenesko speaks with Jasna Hozic, who has been hard at work editing for the paper since the incident.
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