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Topic: Letters Sent to Romenesko
Date/Time: 3/20/2009 4:32:45 PM
Title: Why does Gore ban the press from his speeches
Posted By: Jim Romenesko
 
From SASCHA SEGAN: As PCMag.com’s mobile phone expert, I'm attending the CTIA Wireless mobile phone industry trade show, where Al Gore is giving a keynote speech in front of 4,000 people. He's barred "press coverage" of the speech, which means people with press passes won’t be allowed in -- though it's been unclear how this applies to the many other people at the show who will have blog-capable smart phones. I've been going to CTIA for years -- 4,000 people at that show means 4,000 smart phones, even without a single press pass.

CTIA are a generally press-friendly group and say this was all Gore's doing. Gore has apparently been trying to block the press from events for years, and failing. I've got some links in my blog. I blogged the story here:

The official Gore word is here.

"Special Notice: Photography, recording, webcasting and any other reproduction of Vice President Al Gore's speaking appearance is strictly prohibited. VP Gore's keynote address is closed to the press."

I'm still waiting for more word from Gore's people, but do you or anyone else know why he bars press from these events? [Permalink]

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