I understand where the sentiment comes from, but the idea that 'credentialed media' merits special treatment and deference from police, especially in an age of social media, is an antidemocratic one that actually endangers the freedom of the presshttps://twitter.com/TheChalkOutline/status/1305039730996731904 …
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It makes the credentialing authority a chokepoint for press freedom, and delegitimizes journalistic activity by the uncredentialed. Isn't this exactly what you've seen happen recently in Hong Kong? Police elaborately checking press credentials even though no law requires them?
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Right; if you have Official Press Credentials, the agency that issues them becomes a target for political or other forms of pressure. It also puts a lot of freelance journalism outside the circle of protection.
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