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The answer is that news organizations should be treated no differently than any other corporation.

Posted by Max Nov 3 '09, 15:18

The point of the first amendment was decriminalization of criticism of the government, not to establish a separate class with separate rights.

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- It's the prerogative of the administration the same way Geithner gets to choose which banks he has on speed dial. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:32 12
  - I'd be pissed if the Admin excluded Fox from press briefings, but see no issue with declining interview requests for admin officials. - TWuG Nov 3, 15:36 4
    - would you be pissed if The Daily Show was excluded because they're more comedy than news, even though they're a significant source of news for many? -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:43 1
      - They don't put themselves forward as a news organization and have no problem with them being excluded even from press briefings. -- nm - TWuG Nov 3, 15:51
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      - Generic opinion. If the WH wants to discuss policy with news outlets, they are well within their rights to pick and choose who they include. - TWuG Nov 3, 15:50
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    - but again, neither is the press *industry*. The first amendment right is a personal protection. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:41 4
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        it's not superfluous, print and speech are two different things. without it you could be charged for libel but not slander. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:46 2
        
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        You'll have to show me some historical analysis to convince me of that one. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:50
  - "Uh oh, CIT failed ... gotta reprogram the speed dial ..." -- nm - Geithner si Nov 3, 15:33

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