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April 30, 2007BELTWAY BLOGROLL
U.N. Is A Rarity In Credentialing Bloggers
As noted in Technology Daily this morning:
The United Nations is one of the only institutions comparable in its size and importance that allows bloggers not affiliated with traditional media to have press credentials and join its permanent press corps, The New York Times reports.
Stephane Dujarric, who was a chief spokesman for former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and works for the U.N. department that oversees media accreditation, said guidelines for bloggers are a work in progress.
"New media is definitely a challenge to all organizations who accredit journalists, and I think we're doing well in meeting that challenge," Dujarric said.
In other news, The Washington Post reports on a study that said as women gain visibility in the blogosphere, they can be the targets of more sexually threatening language from readers than male bloggers.
Posted by Danny | 10:33 AM
