Comments on: Bloggers Get Press Creds From NY Police Dept.

By: phxg

phxg — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:24:09 +0000

And to me, therein lies the problem. Who is going to make the determination of who is or isn;t qualified to receive the pass.

In 2006 a redstate blogger would have been laughed at for press credentials. 2009, the site is one if not the most influential single blog on the right. It would be unconscionable to deny that pass now. But really what’s the difference between then and now? Hits? Daily page views or contributors. Because in my history here it’s only about traffic, the content has been A+ from day 1.

Therefore, the qualification can only be based on traffic because if it were on content that would be a subjective approach.

And knowing city government IT types, they will not be “fair” (because RS is blocked here and DKos isn’t) if requested to provide information.

But I do agree, internet only writers should be allowed, heck it’s 2009 time to get out of the 19th Century NYPD.

By: Warner Todd Huston

Warner Todd Huston — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:09:49 +0000

I see no “problem,” but only a simple matter of specification. I agree that just anyone with a blog shouldn’t get a press cred, but the opposite extreme of NO ONE getting one is just as stupid.

Don’t you think that officials can come up with a sensible way to assign creds to on-line writers? I think they can.

The problem with the NYPD is that they tried to stop ALL Internet writers from getting creds. Clearly the wrong decision.

By: phxg

phxg — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:37 +0000

At what point does a blogger meet the level to be issued a press pass? 25,000 hits a day? 1MM?

Sure, someone representing RedState would, and should qualify, but what about Joe’s Hometown News? And is Joe’s News less relevant only because of its’ lack of traffic?

I know this is a can of worms, but if I open a blogger account tomorrow, I should not be immediately approved for press credentials.