As I remember it (before my 2001 buyout), the NYC Police issued Press IDs as well as Press Passes; and... [MORE]

Jim Brumm

Feb 23, 2008 00:41

I applaud Levitt for fighting back. An experienced journalist, I recall I also had a very difficult time with the... [MORE]

prsun

Feb 22, 2008 13:19

If only traditional news organizations are entitled to press passes there will be less and less information available. Internet, TV...

Platousa

Feb 22, 2008 01:22

From reading this article, it seems that he has technically not been a member of the press since 2005, and... [MORE]

josh

Feb 22, 2008 00:50

As Platousa points out, the NYPD only recognizes full time staff of networks or newspapers, not independent contractors who have,... [MORE]

Jon

Feb 22, 2008 11:01

Press passes ARE a right! The only reason to suppress is to prevent certain reporters who might be more critical.... [MORE]

mda

Feb 21, 2008 22:45

the police should not be the gatekeeper for press passes, particularly for passes to cover their own police department. this... [MORE]

David

Feb 21, 2008 19:46

The press have a RIGHT to access. It is not a privilege. Any law or statute that contradicts the constitution... [MORE]

freeman

Feb 21, 2008 17:18

Where in the U.S. Constitution does it say everyone who claims to be a journalist gets a press pass? It... [MORE]

Colin Killian

Feb 21, 2008 18:33

The system of press passes is as unconstitutional as "free speech zones". In the immortal words of Justice Felix Frankfurter... [MORE]

Patrick

Feb 21, 2008 20:43

where in the constitution does it say you need a press pass? freedom of the press is just that. just because... [MORE]

freeman

Feb 22, 2008 00:50

The Constitution gives everyone the right to publish their ideas via the press or any other form of media. It... [MORE]

Ken

Feb 22, 2008 02:28

Levitt used to work for Newsday and they actually extended his press pass for an extra year as a courtesy.... [MORE]

Jennifer Collins

Feb 21, 2008 16:22

So just what is a journalist? Publish on line and you are a "blogger," but go to work for a... [MORE]

thomas

Feb 22, 2008 02:21

Whaaaaat???? The media is issued papers and the police check them? That's more than they do about illegals! This Mr.... [MORE]

Tim

Feb 21, 2008 16:01

Mr. Levitt- You shouldn't bite the hand that feeds you. Things like this will probably happen when you do. [MORE]

Rufusthedog

Feb 21, 2008 15:12

We feed the police. We finance their efforts through our non-voluntary tax contributions. They work for us and should be... [MORE]

PhotoSurveyor

Feb 21, 2008 22:57

Raymond Kelly rules the police department with an iron hand. With the exception of Patrick Lynch of the Patrolmen's Benevolent... [MORE]

Stanley Bleecher

Feb 22, 2008 09:31

Obvious abuse of power by NYPD chief and denial of freedom of speech. I want to hear what gets done... [MORE]

Frances

Feb 21, 2008 13:40

Good for him! Don't let yourself be a doormat for bureacracy. [MORE]

mike

Feb 21, 2008 12:55

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

Feb 21, 2008 12:08

Sounds to me as if the police department has something to hide. If the reporter is a lier, all they need... [MORE]

Derick Moore

Feb 21, 2008 10:58

It is not surprising that The NYPD is closing the ranks on critical voices. In light of the allegations against... [MORE]

Anonymous

Feb 21, 2008 10:04

I think the saying goes "When you bite the hand that feeds..." [MORE]

james

Feb 21, 2008 09:35

Good for the City of New York! Press passes are not a right but a privilege. The City should have... [MORE]

ricardo maxwell

Feb 21, 2008 08:47

Curiouser and curiouser. Sounds as though a member of the press is getting special treatment from the NYPD for writing... [MORE]

Paul Kellogg

Feb 21, 2008 16:09

Two experiences from the same police department more than a decade apart: When I started my first print publication in 1992,... [MORE]

Jeff Barea

Feb 21, 2008 07:56

The NYPD has become so blinded by the events of 9/11 that they have cracked down in the most absurd,... [MORE]

Jon

Feb 21, 2008 17:26

of course it makes sense.... all your articles should cover the heroic work of our police department and our fire... [MORE]

freeman

Feb 22, 2008 01:06

Finally someone -- Jon -- has gotten the point of the matter. Kudos. Irrespective of whether owning a press pass... [MORE]

Marty

Feb 22, 2008 01:43

freedom of the press (and speech, etc...) is so fundamental to democracy and human rights that it is not up... [MORE]

freeman

Feb 22, 2008 04:12