tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298390238593495215.post6835336844712570508..comments2023-10-20T03:30:53.003-06:00Comments on Today's WORD on Journalism: Busted!Ted Pease, Professor of Interesting Stuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17393220507793680242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298390238593495215.post-17196471828702688922012-02-02T07:42:36.554-07:002012-02-02T07:42:36.554-07:00Sadly, this is what I saw up personally as a journ...Sadly, this is what I saw up personally as a journalist. Here in Pennsylvania, you were only considered a news gathering organization if you had a paying circulation, or were either a television or radio station. Local governments used this criteria, which is used for public notices, as the basis of who they would talk to. As a result, my attempt to start a local news blog in 2007 ended in dismal failure. I wonder at what point will the public say, " hey, I could not have been a good citizen without these reporters."Scot Celleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17251330318925906248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298390238593495215.post-38829305293672775832012-02-02T07:33:57.417-07:002012-02-02T07:33:57.417-07:00Sadly, this is nothing new from what I found as a ...Sadly, this is nothing new from what I found as a working journalist. When I tried to start a news blog, I learned that local officials did have to talk to me because I was not a "journalist." Under Pennsylvania law, you are not considered a newsgathering organization unless you wore a newspaper with the pain circulation, or a radio station or a television station. All else don't qualify as news gathering organizations. This is tied to the law governing public notices. Sadly, the Pennsylvania Newspapers publishers association, as well as the television and radio stations, don't want to see this changed. As a result, I could not compete for news against the so-called the legitimate news organizations.Scot Celleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17251330318925906248noreply@blogger.com