reporters banned from First Amendment Room (Brian Lamb)

[donsu]

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/1025-10.htm

U.S. News, Harvard, BP Ban Reporters from First Amendment Room

This morning, at the National Press Club, U.S. News and World Report held a press event to announce the release of its list of "America's Best Leaders 2005."

The event was co-sponsored by the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

And it was paid for by the oil giant BP.

We saw a notice of the event on the National Press Club's web site.

At the appointed time, we went over to the First Amendment Lounge to attend the event.

C-Span was covering it (Brian Lamb was chosen as one of the "best leaders" -- as was Roger Ailes of Fox News, Thomas Friedman of the New York Times, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell, among others.)

So, we show up at the door to attend and are met by James Long, the man who organized the event for U.S. News and World Report.

Long tells us that we are not allowed into the press briefing.

Why not?

"Well, on all the notices, it said RSVP," Long said. "And you didn't RSVP."

We didn't see anything about RSVP. But okay, we'll RSVP now.

"No, you won't," Long said. "You are not allowed in."

We're members of the National Press Club.

-snip-

(this part tells why the reporters were banned. it was revenge)
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Brian Lamb chosen as one of the best leaders???!!!!

the more we expose one of theirs the more they give them rewards

it's sickenly laughable.

[bloom]

1. That is sick

Someone was telling that that corporations are using sponsorships as a way to control who gets into an audience in other areas, as well. Like a Psychiatric meeting, for instance. The company wanted ONLY psychiatrists and med students to be able to attend /get lunch. Of course it was a pharmaceutical company sponsoring.

They group who was being sponsored was called on it and caved, however - under duress.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

2. Two rules:

1. No press in the First Amendment Room.
2. No fighting in the War Room.

[BlueManDude]

3. Brain Lamb has been a GOP shill for years.

There's a reason he's included in that group.