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[bryant]

OK, so Guckert got his press pass as a representative of GOPUSA. Apparently GOPUSA is not linked to the Republican Party and thus their reporters can get credentials. Fair enough; I'm inclined to think that we want fairly lax standards for who can get into the press room and ask questions. More people asking questions is good.

However, if The Raw Story and BuzzFlash and, hey, even Daily Kos aren't currently applying for daily press passes under the excitingly loose guidelines for accreditation -- well, I don't know what they're waiting for.

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Co-opting bloggers

[amberley.livejournal.com]

So did you see Mark Cuban's post about bloggers as paparazzi and how granting access can turn into getting easier treatment so they don't lose access? I'm not saying he's right, but I found it food for thought.

Re: Co-opting bloggers

[bryant]

Yep. I think he's 100% right -- we've seen examples of this behavior (and of politicians deliberately encouraging this behavior) from both Republican and Democrat blogs already.