FC: Ejected Australian web journalist replies to politech message

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Thu May 10 2001 - 21:24:29 PDT

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    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 <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
    
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