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As I remember it (before my 2001 buyout), the NYC Police issued Press IDs as well as Press Passes; and... [MORE] |
Jim Brumm |
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I applaud Levitt for fighting back. An experienced journalist, I recall I also had a very difficult time with the... [MORE] |
prsun |
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If only traditional news organizations are entitled to press passes there will be less and less information available. Internet, TV... [MORE] |
Platousa |
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From reading this article, it seems that he has technically not been a member of the press since 2005, and... [MORE] |
josh |
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As Platousa points out, the NYPD only recognizes full time staff of networks or newspapers, not independent contractors who have,... [MORE] |
Jon |
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Press passes ARE a right! The only reason to suppress is to prevent certain reporters who might be more critical.... [MORE] |
mda |
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the police should not be the gatekeeper for press passes, particularly for passes to cover their own police department. this... [MORE] |
David |
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The press have a RIGHT to access. It is not a privilege. Any law or statute that contradicts the constitution... [MORE] |
freeman |
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Where in the U.S. Constitution does it say everyone who claims to be a journalist gets a press pass? It... [MORE] |
Colin Killian |
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The system of press passes is as unconstitutional as "free speech zones". In the immortal words of Justice Felix Frankfurter... [MORE] |
Patrick |
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where in the constitution does it say you need a press pass? freedom of the press is just that. just because... [MORE] |
freeman |
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The Constitution gives everyone the right to publish their ideas via the press or any other form of media. It... [MORE] |
Ken |
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Levitt used to work for Newsday and they actually extended his press pass for an extra year as a courtesy.... [MORE] |
Jennifer Collins |
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So just what is a journalist? Publish on line and you are a "blogger," but go to work for a... [MORE] |
thomas |
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Whaaaaat???? The media is issued papers and the police check them? That's more than they do about illegals! This Mr.... [MORE] |
Tim |
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Mr. Levitt- You shouldn't bite the hand that feeds you. Things like this will probably happen when you do. [MORE] |
Rufusthedog |
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We feed the police. We finance their efforts through our non-voluntary tax contributions. They work for us and should be... [MORE] |
PhotoSurveyor |
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Raymond Kelly rules the police department with an iron hand. With the exception of Patrick Lynch of the Patrolmen's Benevolent... [MORE] |
Stanley Bleecher |
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Obvious abuse of power by NYPD chief and denial of freedom of speech. I want to hear what gets done... [MORE] |
Frances |
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Good for him! Don't let yourself be a doormat for bureacracy. |
mike |
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February 21, 2008 So the NYPD declined to renew a reporter's press pass. And the reporter claims that the NYPD Commissioner... [MORE] |
Paul Kellogg |
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Sounds to me as if the police department has something to hide. If the reporter is a lier, all they need... [MORE] |
Derick Moore |
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It is not surprising that The NYPD is closing the ranks on critical voices. In light of the allegations against... [MORE] |
Anonymous |
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I think the saying goes "When you bite the hand that feeds..." [MORE] |
james |
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Good for the City of New York! Press passes are not a right but a privilege. The City should have... [MORE] |
ricardo maxwell |
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Curiouser and curiouser. Sounds as though a member of the press is getting special treatment from the NYPD for writing... [MORE] |
Paul Kellogg |
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Two experiences from the same police department more than a decade apart: When I started my first print publication in 1992,... [MORE] |
Jeff Barea |
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The NYPD has become so blinded by the events of 9/11 that they have cracked down in the most absurd,... [MORE] |
Jon |
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of course it makes sense.... all your articles should cover the heroic work of our police department and our fire... [MORE] |
freeman |
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Finally someone -- Jon -- has gotten the point of the matter. Kudos. Irrespective of whether owning a press pass... [MORE] |
Marty |
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freedom of the press (and speech, etc...) is so fundamental to democracy and human rights that it is not up... [MORE] |
freeman |
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