Should bloggers and citizen journalists have an opportunity to get credentials so they can cover Congress the same way mainstream media journalists do?

by Duane Gundrum

One of the foundational processes of the creation of the United States was the ability for the common person to be able to make one's opinion without any constraints from govern...read more

by Ken Bingenheimer

There is no question that bloggers and citizen journalists should be able to get press credentials. As a former newspaper reporter and editor I know that whenever we were faced ...read more

by AJ Tyne

Yes, absolutely! It has become very obvious to most of us that the professional media are very biased, and often even biased in opposing directions at the same time! It does no...read more

by Rich Browne

The answer is without any doubt: Yes. Where is it in the purview of the government to ration access to the halls of the legislative branch of a representative government? Yes,...read more

by Michael Raymond

Annotated excerpt from the Declaration of Independence of the United States. ... That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers ...read more

by Dhruba Adhikari

Bloggers, this word is really fascinating. Its was neither in any language dictionaries until few years back, and now Blogger, Blogging, and Blogs has reached millions in number...read more

by Leigh Goessl

The media has become predictable, biased and as a result it is not as dynamic as it used to be. Sensationalism has replaced traditional reporting as the name of the game and unf...read more

by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

In an era in which the mainstream media limits coverage of important events and are biased, it is important that bloggers and citizen journalists start the struggle to obtain cr...read more

by Paul Schingle

I can't think of a good reason why a blogger or citizen journalist couldn't get press credentials to cover Congress. There are a few reasons why not allowing them credentials w...read more

by Joyce Luck

Yes, they should. There was once a day when we could trust our journalists. Not anymore. Lately the nightly news is all about ratings and who is better than Katie Couric. Nowad...read more

by Danny Glover

Anyone in a democracy who wants to report the news of its democratically elected government should be given the chance to do so. The idea that only an elite, professional press...read more

by David Madden

It is of great importance that bloggers and citizen journalist receive credentials to be able to cover Congress the same way mainstream media journalist do. We live in a world ...read more

by Poppy Fields

Most media journalists are influenced by some form political bias. The difference between leading newspapers can often be defined by their political slant and opinions. Journali...read more

by Steve Chapman

The question posed seems to include, in my view, at least a partial self answer.I believe it would be absolutely appropriate to make credentials available to bloggers and citize...read more

by Mark Dykeman

I'm in favor of allowing the news media more access to information and giving that priviledge to more people. Both bloggers and citizen journalists should have the opportunity ...read more

by J.R. Anthony

Let's see. Who's covering Congress for the American viewer... The liberals at CBS. The Liberals at NBC. The Liberals at ABC. The Quasi-conservatives at FOX. The Liberals at...read more

by Bhumika Ghimire

I am a citizen journalist and believe that bloggers and citizen journalists deserve the same opportunity as the mainstream journalists in covering the Congress or any major even...read more

by Marcus Brooks

Since July, I've been a member of helium. Helium.com writers have the reputations of constructing well-thought out stories. They are writers to create truth in their essays an...read more

by Christopher Kendalls

There will always be individuals who have the talent to write and engage in discourse who do not have the credentials that scholars typically have. This is not to suggest that ...read more

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by Jeffrey Scott

Bloggers and citizen journalists should have the same opportunity to get credentials to cover Congress as mainstream journalists do. The US Constitution clearly states ''That ...read more