What bothers me is not that “clean-room” procedures will actually be followed, since they are claimed. What bothers me is the justification for “early access” to begin with:<\/p>\n
“For years, journalists participating in the lockups have shown up at DOL at the appointed time, then entered a limited-access area to receive the new data and prepare news stories for release as soon as official embargoes end.<\/p>\n
The system insures that major news organizations get the data as soon as possible and allows journalists covering the release get a jump on providing analyses and opinion about the data.”<\/p>\n
—Washington Examiner, 13 April 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Why do they need “a jump” on anything? This is as hostile to the general public as the infamous Japanese Press Club. Let them find out the old-fashioned way: by doing their own research, and working like dogs when the deadlines are up. Why are we wasting taxpayer dollars to spoon-feed a limited number of people data which belongs to the public?<\/p>\n
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“For years, journalists participating in the lockups have shown up at DOL at the appointed time, then entered a limited-access area to receive the new data and prepare news stories for release as soon as official embargoes end.<\/p>\n
The system insures that major news organizations get the data as soon as possible and allows journalists covering the release get a jump on providing analyses and opinion about the data.”<\/p>\n
—Washington Examiner, 13 April 2012<\/a><\/p>\n
Why do they need “a jump” on anything? This is as hostile to the general public as the infamous Japanese Press Club. Let them find … Continue reading