Ok, not so much a study but a fairly trivial illustration that I hope sparks discussion.
There is a lot of outrage lately over a perceived notion that the press is being unfairly targeted by the Coast Guard's BP's recent announcement of the establishment of safety zones around sensitive areas such as booms, skimmer operation zones, and the spill site.
I'm skeptical that the press has been targeted. Many of the people visiting, or attempting to visit, those sites are spectators, not legitimate reporters of any stripe.
I count uncredentialed documentarians among the legitimate media representatives, by the way, they are a vital component of information collection and dissemination.
Access by tourists and the simply curious needs to be limited, for what I hope are obvious reasons.
But that is only a part of the focus of this diary, just a foundation on which my opinions are built.
continued at Daily Kos....
