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) ********** Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 14:54:20 +1000 From: Stephen Mayne <smayneat_private> Organization: Crikey Media Pty Ltd To: declanat_private 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.OLearyat_private > Subject: Re: FC: Australian gov't bans dot com reporter from press > conference > To: declanat_private > 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'learyat_private > Mobile: 0414 616 019 > Desk:03 9616 2679 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Stephen Mayne Crikey Media ********** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if it remains intact. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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