Bloggers Now Eligible For Press Passes In NYC 95
RobotRunAmok writes "The New York City Police Department announced Tuesday that bloggers and others who publish on the Web will now be eligible for press credentials. The move comes as a result of a lawsuit filed in 2008 by three Web journalists who were denied press passes. In New York, journalists with press passes are typically allowed to cross police barricades at public events. 'Events that will qualify include city-sponsored activity — like a press conference or parade — as well as emergencies where the city has set up do-not-cross lines. The proposal also allows inexperienced journalists to obtain single-use press passes. Longtime civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel, who represented the journalists who sued, says the city will now decide who a journalist is by looking at the type of work they do, and not the organization they write for.'"
Re:I write for Slashdot (Score:1, Funny)
Despite the time and effort I put into making sure my posts are factual, interesting, engaging, inciteful, and sometimes funny, my work
I like that one! I think that some journalist do put "inciting people" ahead of "giving people insight". So, perhaps you can be an incite-ful journalist and work for Fox News or something.
Finally. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Finally. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I write for Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
+1 Inciteful
Re:Start with the journalists who were laid off... (Score:4, Funny)
iAgree
Re:great, thanks a lot (Score:3, Funny)
as a photographer who makes part of my income with press/arts photography, im not looking forward to this. It just means more morons crowding events and creating problems for the rest of us. Yeah, im real happy you write/shoot for some blog with 5 people who read it.
I too wish there was less competition... er uh... morons crowding events in my field of biological research. Yes, I'm really happy about having to be competitive. It would be so much easier if they would start issuing "scientist licenses" which were very difficult to get so I would have less competition and more time to procrastinate without worrying someone else will scoop me. Ooh, and with less competition, I bet demand would be higher for me and I'd get more money.
Man, this really does suck for you AC. Now you'll have to actually, you know, be competitive at your job. I feel so bad for you.