Comments on: When is it ok to ban a journalist? http://www.libdemvoice.org/pompey-bans-journalist-16771.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KL http://www.libdemvoice.org/pompey-bans-journalist-16771.html#comment-101680 KL Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:06:34 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16771#comment-101680 Football clubs are a wee bit different to political parties - for starters, where there's a rights contract involved (i.e. with TV or radio) then there's usually a requirement on the club to make someone available for interview post-match. With the press, though, it's standard practice that clubs have a "favoured" journalist to give stories to - these are usually hidden, but an obvious one is Rangers passing stories to BBC Scotland's Chick Young. Ultimately, though, every individual or organisation has the freedom to choose who they want and don't want to talk to, and it's up to them how they want to do it. Putting it from a political viewpoint, there's no reason why we shouldn't ban from conference journalists who are perpetually dismissive of the Lib Dems (the obvious ones being the Dail Mail and the Sun) - but that would mean we'd probably get even less coverage and miss an opportunity to connect with another section of the public. Football clubs are a wee bit different to political parties – for starters, where there’s a rights contract involved (i.e. with TV or radio) then there’s usually a requirement on the club to make someone available for interview post-match. With the press, though, it’s standard practice that clubs have a “favoured” journalist to give stories to – these are usually hidden, but an obvious one is Rangers passing stories to BBC Scotland’s Chick Young.

Ultimately, though, every individual or organisation has the freedom to choose who they want and don’t want to talk to, and it’s up to them how they want to do it. Putting it from a political viewpoint, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t ban from conference journalists who are perpetually dismissive of the Lib Dems (the obvious ones being the Dail Mail and the Sun) – but that would mean we’d probably get even less coverage and miss an opportunity to connect with another section of the public.

]]> By: Sara http://www.libdemvoice.org/pompey-bans-journalist-16771.html#comment-101645 Sara Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:54:29 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16771#comment-101645 I suppose it's a bit like Nadine Dorries MP blocking dozens of people from following her on Twitter for telling the truth. I suppose it’s a bit like Nadine Dorries MP blocking dozens of people from following her on Twitter for telling the truth.

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