Bloggers Buying and Selling their DNC Credentials to Highest Bidder

Bloggers Buying and Selling their Credentials to highest Bidder, Not Good

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.com, Opinion-Editorial

I was browsing some of the sites that are providing information from the Big-Tent at the Democratic National Convention and found something very disturbing, people Buying and Selling their Big Tent credentials.  The Big-Tent is where Bloggers are assigned space.

One of the Major rules violations of credentialing is that you are prohibited to all ow someone to borrow, buy or sell credentials.  The main reason for this is that security is maintained at a very high level during these vents.  Giving your credentials to another person disables the security system. 

Bloggers have been given credentials at these events at the highest level in history.  Giving away, Buying or selling ones credentials will stifle any organization from being willing to provide credentials to Bloggers and Citizen Journalists in the future.

In the Case of Debates, and Political conventions, and other political events were secret service is involved , potential credentialed journalists are required to provide enough information for a background check.

So what is the result then. Folks are getting in to these events that have not successfully gone through a background check. This provides a security risk for the Event and the Secret Service and all of those who attend the event.

In a world were there was a conspiracy to Kill Barack Obama last night, and in an environment where homeland security is emphasized, what do you think will happen at the next event?

You got it right. They will consider Bloggers and Citizen journalists as security risks as they do not abide by the credentialing process rules.

I am on credentialed media databases. I got on those databases because I was a delegate for the Republican Party. I continued to receive credentials for the Democratic National Convention and the Republican national Convention since 1996. This year my application was bundled in with bloggers and I was refused credentials for the DNC. I follow journalistic rules and do not abuse the privilege. Journalists DO NOT sell their credentials!

The reason I am writing this is that I am concerned we all will be shut out due to the few who are buying and selling their credentials to people who have not gone through a basic background check. We all will be shut out in the future due to this.

I have provided a couple of the individuals who are doing so. The are breaking the Law and the Convention rules for journalists. If you ever want to be credentialed for anything. I suggest to expose these individuals and demand that they do not attempt to lend, buy or sell their credentials to the Big-Tent.

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