Comments on: Update on 'Partisan Political Hit-man'

By: Brandon Dutcher

Brandon Dutcher — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:12:00 +0000

Julie is right about the changing face of media. As new media continue to gain ground on the mainstream media (MSM), legislative leaders are going to have to rethink what constitutes the “capitol press corps.” (At some point it could look more like the “capitol pixel corps.”) For example, if an independent blogger has more readers than an MSM reporter, should that blogger be allowed to cover the proceedings? Or what if an MSM reporter finds himself riffed and decides to launch his own blog and do independent reporting? Is that formerly-legitimate reporter now illegitimate? Interesting questions.

By: Andrew Laker

Andrew Laker — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:10:21 +0000

Ha! Good ol’ Bisbee.

Those mean old guys in the green jackets upstairs really like to push around anyone with a camera. They were especially rotten when they suspected people like me of taking shots of legislators sleeping, yawning, scratchin’, etc. Me, I wanted so badly to get a guy face-first in a pool of drool.

Keep on it, girl! The photo world needs to know who the third shooter was!

By: Julie Bisbee

Julie Bisbee — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:43:09 +0000

Good question. I think with the changing face of media with ‘citizen journalists’ and living room bloggers, this raises some very interesting questions.

By: paulmonies

paulmonies — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:11:19 +0000

So, would it be OK for a member of the public to shoot video of an empty chair from the public gallery. And would they have to disclose who they are?