Sunday, June 15, 2014

U.S. Attempt to 'License' Free Speech

A New Report on Media Credentialing Practices in the United States
The Digital Media Law Project is pleased to present a new report in conjunction with Journalist's Resource, Who Gets a Press Pass? Media Credentialing Practices in the United States.
Media credentials are an essential tool for covering restricted events and places in the United States, but inconsistencies and gaps in existing standards for the issuance of credentials have created substantial confusion as to which journalists are entitled to special access. Who Gets a Press Pass? presents a first-of-its-kind analysis of this complex environment, surveying different legal regimes for media credentials throughout the country as well as the actual experiences of more than 1,300 journalists who have sought credentials from federal, state, local, and private organizations. The survey reveals a diverse environment, but one where certain categories of journalists have a significant advantage over others in obtaining credentials.
Who Gets a Press Pass? is a report of the Media Credentialing Working Group, including theDigital Media Law ProjectJournalist's ResourceFree Press, the National Press Photographers Association, the Investigative News Network, and the Nieman Journalism Lab. These organizations are deeply concerned about the effect of credentialing systems on all members of the journalism world, including both employees of journalism organizations and those who work independently.
It is our hope that this report will help those studying and practicing in the new online environment for journalism to better understand this new world. You can read the executive summary and access the full text of the report here, and read our press release about this report here.

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