ABSTRACT
In 2015 the BBC used a drone to film Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Drones have been flown through firework displays and circled above climbers navigating awe-inspiring peaks. Writing in Corporate Knights, journalist Tyler Hamilton gave the BBC film as an example of "the good journalism" that drones can aid and described it offering "perspective and insight into a Nazi death camp 70 years after it was liberated". In terms of sustainability reporting organizations could use drones to capture industrial impacts on nature or companies try to evade environmental regulations. The drone industry is one marked, as many in the technology sector, by constant updates and refinements. The cycle of updated versions may not be as relentless as in the mobile phone sector, but competing companies and new entrants are continually fighting for market share. Improved cameras, longer flight time, cheaper units all increase the surveillance capabilities and attractiveness to journalists, without necessarily addressing fundamental questions about what the right limits are.
