[Imc] FW: [grc] Press Pass Policies

[Paul Riismandel]

I think it's a good idea to have a simple, common sense policy that matches 
our typical operation.  My suggestion would be that IMC members are given 
press passes at the consensus of the newsgroup or the print group--since 
those are the newsgathering groups.  I'd be uncomfortable with anything 
more lenient (I think it's really important that someone be a member), or 
more stringent.

--Paul

At 12:48 PM 8/9/01 -0500, Brian Hagy wrote:
>as of yet, we don't have a policy for press passes.  maybe we need to have
>one?  any thoughts?
>
>brian
>
>
>
>On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Kranich, Kimberlie wrote:
>
> > Perhaps the IMC's press pass policy would be helpful for the following
> > person from CA to know.
> >
> > kak
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carol Spooner [mailto:wildrose at pon.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 1:20 AM
> > To: grc at PEAK.ORG
> > Subject: [grc] Press Pass Policies
> >
> >
> > Hi -- The KPFA Local Advisory Board is working on developing a written 
> press
> > pass policy (we don't have one).  The issue became "hot" recently when a
> > community member with many connections in Palestine was denied a KPFA press
> > pass because she was an "activist" not a "professional" -- although she had
> > done much reporting on KPFA and elsewhere in the past as a witness to 
> events
> > in Palestine.
> >     I'm interested in the "activist"/"professional" issue and would like to
> > know how other community radio stations, as well as "progressive" media.
> > generally, look at this issue.
> >     We are hoping to develop a policy that will help get us accurate
> > reporting of information not commonly available elsewhere.
> >     If you have a written press pass policy, could you email it to me.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --Carol Spooner
> > KPFA Local Advisory Board Member
> > wildrose at pon.net
> >
> >
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