FC: Ejected Australian web journalist replies to politech message

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

The original news report:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-01976.html
Response saying that Stephen was ejected because he was a political candidate:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-01989.html
We've had a similar dust-up here in the U.S.:
http://sunsite.utk.edu/FINS/Special_Reports/Fins-SR4-07.txt

-Declan
(the first online reporter to join the National Press Club)

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Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 14:54:20 +1000
From: Stephen Mayne <smayne () crikey com au>
Organization: Crikey Media Pty Ltd
To: declan () well com
Subject: Re: Crikey political candidate?

I was ejected for lack of space and because I'm a web journo. If they'd run the
political candidate line it would not have blown up in their face.

Cheers, SM

Jim Stewart wrote:
>
> Hi Stephen
>
> I'm fwding this as I didn't know you are a political candidate?  What gives?
> Maybe Tim should explain.
>
> Jim Stewart
[snip --DBM]
> From: Tim.OLeary () dhs vic gov au
> Subject: Re: FC: Australian gov't bans dot com reporter from press
> conference
> To: declan () well com
> Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 12:20:48 +1000
>
> Not so straight forward - Mayne is also a political candidate standing for
> office. He has also stood for office a few times previously.
>
> My understanding is that he was ejected because he was a political
> candidate not because he was a .com journo.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Tim O'Leary
> Manager Access Project
> www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
> tim.o'leary () dhs vic gov au
> Mobile: 0414 616 019
> Desk:03 9616 2679
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

--
Stephen Mayne
Crikey Media

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