Cops Deny Boise Guardian Access

Sam Crawford sends along a post from the Boise Guardian Web site in which the weekly publication announces that it has been denied access to Boise police records. In a short message to the Boise Weekly, a police spokesperson said: “You are no longer on the ‘media’ email list. This is is for media only. Feel free to call me at my desk on this or any other issue.” The Guardian goes on to say: “The Police and Fire departments have now fallen in line with the rest of Boise”s information manipulators in denying us access to routine announcements and updates. We don’t claim any special status since we really represent the public’s “right to know,” but we should not suffer discrimination at the hands of our government either.” Complete story here .

Question: Should government be allowed to decide which alternative media are legitimate and which are not?