New York City’s Rules for Press Credentials were just updated – online journalists and bloggers have been recognized as legitimate members of the media and can now request for press passes. Prior to this, the NYPD, which issues press passes, did not consider strictly online journalists and bloggers as part of the media.
There’s a catch though – for an online journalist or a blogger to be given a press pass, the “applicant must show that he or she has covered, in person, six news events where the City has restricted access, within the two-year period preceding the application.”
While only a fraction of bloggers fit this criteria, it’s interesting to see how traditional institutions and processes have started to acknowledge their presence and influence.
Source: Gotham Gazette