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Alabama Senate Seeks To Stop Media - Who Is To Define Media

Rickey Stokes

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Posted by: RStokes
Date: Jan 13 2015 10:21 PM

MONTGOMERY:    The Republican controlled Alabama Legislature is working hard to include who they want and exclude who they do not want to be considered media.


It seems the main target is Bill Britt and the Alabama Political Reporter. 


The proposed regualtions are submitted by Chris England, a State Representative from Tuscaloosa.


NOTE:  This is information only. It does not affect me and I have no opinion as to it bothering me. I cover the Alabama Legislature some. But it does not bother me if I ever cover the Alabama Legislature. They feel way more important than they really are.


The proposed changes are here for your viewing pleasure:


Rules to exclude APR from Press 

According to Rep. Chris England the following are proposed rules changes for media access to the House and Senate. If these rules are adopted the Alabama Political Reporter will be excluded from the press boxes in the House and Senate. 


 




"1. A media representative shall be admitted to the floors of the House or Senate or allowed press privileges if the person is a salaried staff correspondent, reporter, or photographer employed by any of the following:
a. The news department of a ...federally licensed television or radio station, or the news department of a network providing coverage to television and radio stations.
b. A newspaper of general circulation providing print or online editions for the dissemination of news of a general character, which has a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers, and has been established, printed, and published at regular intervals.
c. A wire service providing news service to newspapers, television, or radio stations as referred to above.
d. Internet news services and bloggers associated with any of the previously listed categories.
2. Applicants seeking press credentials are required to submit documentation from their employer certifying that they are engaged primarily in reporting the sessions of the legislature.
The applicant must also certify that, with the exception of the Alabama Press Association and the Alabama Broadcasters Association, and the exception of receiving advertising revenue, they have no affiliation with any person, firm, corporation, association, or political party that attempts to influence legislative issues or lobby members of the Alabama Legislature.
3. Applicants unable to comply with the aforementioned certification requirement will not be issued legislative press credentials, but will still be free to cover sessions of the Alabama Legislature from the public galleries located on the sixth and eighth floors.
Any person who is discovered to have misrepresented themselves to obtain legislative press credentials will have their credentials denied or revoked."



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