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22 By Elizabeth Spiers 11/18/11 12:47am

Occupy the Media

Notes on the NYPD Press Credentialing Process, from the (Ineligible) Editor-in-Chief of the New York Observer

In a note responding to an earlier post from TheAwl detailing the various media organization associations of 26 reporters arrested during the Occupy Wall Street protests, Bloomberg spokesperson Stu Loeser tried to dismiss any accusations that the arrests were improper by noting that only five of the reporters arrested had valid NYPD press credentials. He then went on to Tweet at Observer News Editor Megan McCarthy:

@megan, you don’t have a press pass; that’s your option. But why should some random NYPD take your word that you’re press?

Aside from the question of whether credentialing by law enforcement is appropriate in the first place (inasmuch as it can potentially conflict with first amendment protections), the NYPD's processes for acquiring credentials are, to put it nicely, Kafkaesque. To put it bluntly: they're ridiculous. Read More

22 By Megan McCarthy 11/17/11 8:23pm

Occupy the Media

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Bloomberg Spokesperson Admits Arresting Credentialed Reporters, Reading The Awl

Stu Loeser, Mayor Bloomberg's spokesperson, just sent out a note regarding an Awl report listing the names of reporters arrested during the Occupy Wall Street protests. In the email, reprinted below, he goes on the attack, noting that only 5 of the 26 reporters arrested are credentialed by the city, almost as if to distinguish between the rights of credentialed and non-credentialed reporters.

And who were the actual, real, card-carrying, government certified reporters arrested? AP reporter Julie Walker and Patrick Hedlund from DNA Info were both issued Desk Appearance Tickets for Disorderly Conduct, while Paul Lomax of DNA Info and Karen Matthews and Seth Wenig, both of the AP, had their arrests for trespassing voided.

Full memo after the jump. Do enjoy, and, don't forget: Bloomberg's spokesperson reads The Awl. Be less stupid: Read More

By Azi Paybarah 1/04/10 5:13pm

Bloomberg’s Busy Day

On the first day of his third term, Michael Bloomberg traveled the city doing volunteer work. In Long Island City, he told reporters, "You think it's a busy day. This is a normal mayor's day, actually."

By Azi Paybarah 10/04/09 9:31pm

Schumer and Gillibrand Endorsing Thompson

Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand will endorse fellow Bill Thompson for mayor at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Union Square, according to sources familiar with the arrangements.

The endorsements are scheduled one day after a “unity rally” on the City Hall steps, where Thompson was endorsed by a number of Democrats, including the Democratic candidates Read More

By Jason Horowitz 8/11/09 9:00pm

The Summer of Bloomberg

This week, Vanity Fair named Mayor Michael Bloomberg one of the world’s best-dressed men. The judges apparently missed the mustard-colored shirt he wore to the Pakistan Day parade, or the powder-blue socks he wore to the Yankees game.

Mr. Bloomberg is trying to keep up the appearance of a mayoral candidate in a real Read More

By Jason Horowitz 7/21/09 10:52pm

Bloomberg, Into the Albany Muck

In his second and final campaign event of the evening of July 20, Michael Bloomberg visited a steaming hot volunteer headquarters in Riverdale, where he talked about his attempts to narrow the achievement gap between minority and white students.

He was troubled.

“People said you couldn’t do anything about it in the last seven Read More

By Jason Horowitz 7/08/09 12:48am

The Malaise-Proofing of Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg stood under the fluid white walls of the IAC Building on July 7 and announced another installment of his plan to diversify the city’s economy after the demise of Wall Street.

“With the industry undergoing profound changes,” he said of the city’s media sector, “it’s incumbent on us to take steps now to Read More

By Azi Paybarah 5/28/09 2:17pm

Michael Bloomberg Isn’t Doing Interviews

Here's video of an incident at a May 26 campaign event, which was noted by the New York Times, in which a television reporter learns that when Michael Bloomberg is not scheduled to take questions, he won’t take questions. Note the deft boxing-out by the mayor's security detail and City Hall spokesman Stu Loeser.

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By Azi Paybarah 4/22/09 2:30pm

Another Bloomberg-Obama Connection (In Stu’s Bag)

A reader attending Michael Bloomberg's press conference on new environmental standards for buildings at Rockefeller Center right now emails with a colorful detail related, in a minor way, to this:

"Stu [Loeser] has two things in the pocket of his bag: the Observer and a letter from the White House."

When asked about the Read More

By Azi Paybarah 2:42pm

Thompson: Sheinkopf Won’t Be on This Campaign

City Comptroller Bill Thompson, who is running for mayor, said he is not expecting to hire Hank Sheinkopf, the Democratic consultant he worked with during his successful citywide race in 2001.

On his way into the Sheraton this morning for an event hosted by the Reverend Jesse Jackson, I asked Thompson about Sheinkopf and Read More


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