http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/20843/are_bloggers_press_the_lapd_doesn_t_seem_to_think_so Comments for "Are bloggers press? The LAPD doesn't seem to think so" en http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/20843/are_bloggers_press_the_lapd_doesn_t_seem_to_think_so#comment-1704 <p>Easy way to prove it is to slander the jerks. That will prove it!</p> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:39:29 -0500 Freedomfighter comment 1704 at http://www.techpresident.com http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/20843/are_bloggers_press_the_lapd_doesn_t_seem_to_think_so <p>I understand with every new medium there are some growing pains. There is debate to be had over which entities can call themselves "media" and which are not. Over what constitutes a "legitimate" news or information source and what is just one woman and her blog, with no readers. But there is something to be said about that one woman and her blog, utilizing the freedom of the press and the officials she elects and tax dollars she contributes.</p> <p>I encourage you to engage in this debate online and with your local, city, and state officials. Katy and I will mail the necessary requirements to the LAPD and wait for the results.</p> <p>Tomorrow we WILL be covering the Democratic debate at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, as they have credentialed us without law enforcement press passes. In comparison, before I even submitted our social security numbers to organizers for the event, I received a "we'd be pleased to have you" response almost overnight.</p> <p><a href="http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/20843/are_bloggers_press_the_lapd_doesn_t_seem_to_think_so">read more</a></p> http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/20843/are_bloggers_press_the_lapd_doesn_t_seem_to_think_so#comment BlogHer CNN GOP debates Erin Kotecki Vest LAPD Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:34:07 -0500 Morra Aarons 20843 at http://www.techpresident.com