An Unauthorized Journalist

In explaining the ban, Pritzker said Jacobson had forfeited her status as a reporter by “taking an extreme position,” adding: “It’s not the way you act, it’s not the way your colleagues in the media act who are reporters. That is not a reporter. She represents a talk show that has a particular point of view. We allowed her to ask questions because once upon a time she was a reporter. But she proved that she is no longer a reporter.” [More]

And naturally, the guy with the political power gets to be the one to decide which viewpoints are acceptable and which journalists are authorized, just like the Founding Fathers intended.

[Via Mack H]