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March 27, 2007
Lithuanian Parliament: Bloggers Aren't Journalists
The Lithuanian parliament has denied a Lithuanian blogger's request for accreditation. The reason? Bloggers aren't journalists, as far as they're concerned. The blogger, Liutauras Ulevicius, had applied for accreditation so he could cover the parliament more effectively. They rejected his request. "The Media Law describes a journalist as a person who collects, disseminates and provides information to the media, based on a contract with the media, or who is a member of a journalists' union," stated the parliamentary committee handling his request. Ulevicius vows to appeal.
More about the story on Yahoo News. -adny
Posted by acarvin at March 27, 2007 4:31 PM
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