Reading the Tea Leaves
Bloggers-as-journalists seems to be gaining acceptance, judging by some recent news:
- On Monday, the New York Times reported that Garrett M. Graff of fishbowlDC “may be the first blogger in the short history of the medium to be granted a daily White House pass.” (Don’t want to register for the Times?)
- On Tuesday, the Online Journalism Review from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California announced it was making available three tutorials for bloggers without journalism experience. The tutorials are wikis which anyone can edit, and are licensed under a Creative Commons license.
- Sen. John Cornyn’s press secretary told me last week that the OPEN Government Act will likely have its first hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committe in mid-March. The act, among other provisions, would charge bloggers and other Internet-based journalists lower fees for information requests, a privilege currently based on institutional affiliation.
Our Boston Public Library Reference Desk Departments censor their very own public archival records of our BPL. Like any municipal department annual reports, minutes of the board and other public documentation should be available.
But BPLusers, BPL staff and BPL unions advocates are refused access at BPL Reference Desk Departments. Illegally, a public records appeal to the BPL administrative officer is required that delays access. Requiring a public records appeal to see a public document is illegal in Massachusetts.
In general, Boston City Hall censors departmental public records. Even Boston City Council censors minutes of public meetings. And Boston City Clerk and Assistant City Clerks censor public records of the City Clerks office.
City beat journalist are cowed, ingratiated so that they do not emphasize comment on the problematical difficulties to obtain public information at City Hall.
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