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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
One would think that YOU being a journalist would have heard of some of the shit that happens to 'bloggers' trying to participate in press conferences, then getting ignored or ejected because they don't have press cards or actual journalist credentials.
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1) the bloggers can still write about anything they feel like.
2) Bush planted a fake journalist in his press room, so obviously you don't need to be a legitimate journo to get in one.
3) there isn't physically enough time or room to get every blogger that wants to show up into a press briefing. In fact, real journalists often set up a pool situation in which those who can't get into the briefing get material from those who can. If the bloggers are interested, they can get in on the pool.
4) it's freedom of the PRESS, not "freedom to get into any meeting I feel like because I claim I'm going to be writing a story about it." The object of a press briefing is (supposedly) to get information out to the people. Some jackhole from The Onion is much less likely to do that than the guy from the Washington Post.
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Perhaps you've heard of the slippery slope and that maybe it's only a matter of time that you have to have a license to practice journalism.
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And actual journalists would fight the hell out of that.
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Google 'authorized journalists' sometime.
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I did. Another pro gun lunatic ranting about more stuff he doesnt' understand.
BTW, if you google Chupacabra you get all sorts of information on that. Does that mean it's real? No.
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I did forget that you think the government runs things better than anyone.
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So you're saying that you would prefer to inspect the meat plants yourself? You would prefer to build all the roads yourself? Or were you just blindly lashing out with, yet again, no logical basis for it?
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and maybe you should STFU also.
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I don't think you got what I was saying. In the first place, if you're going to run around repeatedly saying "you can't fix stupid," then you'd better damn well make sure that everything you say is pretty damn smart. Otherwise, you're quite likely to have it tossed back at you. Second, you love to hold up the founders and framers as pillars of freedom loving men. I pointed out, quite accurately, two of many examples of how that legend is not true. I'm sorry that facts upset you, but "STFU" is neither an intelligent, mature, nor appropriate way to respond to that debate.