Keepers of Offical Press Pass Tell ITT Editor Sirota He’s Not A Reporter, He Can’t Have

Brian Zick

Sirota tells the story in a post at dailykos. Mary Ann Akers for WaPo describes how the establishment press dinosaurs of the Executive Committee of the Periodical Correspondents' Association ("which is comprised of credentialed journalists") is more committed to protecting its turf (and disparaging legitimate alternative news organizations, like In These Times) than in actually serving the public interest.

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