Someone keeps insisting in our comments threads that there are no real reporters or journalists working for blogs. Someone needs to let the president of the Capitol Correspondents Association know that…
It is a historic day for PubliCola, and in a small way, maybe even for local political journalism.
AP reporter and Capitol Correspondents Association President Curt Woodward just issued an official press credential to Josh this morning, making PubliCola’s editor, “the first internet-based reporter in the state to get press credentials” on the state capitol beat.
And the president of the United States too…
AMERICAblog got credentialed again for Obama’s press conference tonight in the White House, and Joe, fresh out of surgery, will be there. I told him he didn’t have to do this, but he wanted to, and he says that his mother gave him her blessing (or perhaps more accurately, I think his mom told him he’d better go). We worked up a few questions, just in case. And I’ll be live-blogging. It starts at 8pm Eastern.
Americablog has a whole new look with lots of soothing blue tones. Check it out.
I wouldn’t have a damn idea what was going on in Oly without Josh. He might was well be the ONLY credentialed reporter.
I think this is a good thing. It does make me wonder though — Are Slog editors considered journalists or something else? Do you have credentials from the print version?
Dan,
No one said no real journalist work for blogs.
No real journalist work for SLOG.
It took blogs to make being called a “real journalist” sound respectable.
Props to Josh for getting credentialed. Asking journalists to do as Josh did– and privately fundraise his salary from wealthy donors– is not a good alternative to the newspaper, though, and anyway isn’t sustainable.
Which reminds me: does publicola say where its money comes from?
It might be sustainable Trevor. The verdict is out.
See here:
http://www.propublica.org/about
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/…
It very well may be a viable model.
This didn’t happen until 2009? Really?? Had anyone even tried before? And if they did try and were refused – didn’t they raise a shit storm? This seems like a story that should have run like 8 years ago. WTF
Former Spokesman-Review Editor Steve Smith dissed you guys on his blog today. Something about drug addled I believe.
Oh Dan! Ohhhhhh Dan! I am so geared up for your mayoral campaign. I’ve been combing the Slog archives for your best writings. I want the citizens of Seattle to know the real Dan Savage. Compassionate, thoughtful, empathetic, generous, OH Dan!!! I can hardly wait for the campaign to begin. I’ll be there for you Dan. I’ll be there for you every day promoting your past musings on matters large and small to the citizens of Seattle.
Must I report my expenditures to your campaign if we don’t collude on the message?
@3 for the slam-dunk win.
Jeff Gannon had credentials, too. Credentials mean dick. If you suck, you suck.