Re: [WikiEN-l] Press badges

Wikipedia could issue them, I suppose. The question is whether or not they'd be accepted by whatever event you're trying to photograph. Your credentials are only as good as the organization that issued them. If you walk up with a credential around your neck and a flack asks what news organization you're with, and you say Wikipedia, you may get booted back to the cheap seats. You may not. It just depends. Also, some organizations have rigid credentialing rules (like the U.S. Congress, which background checks everybody and issues its own special credentials, or most metro police departments). At small events, you can wear a handwritten tag around your neck and as long as you look like you belong, generally nobody bothers you. It's all about circumstance and place, really. Kate (girl reporter) --- "Jason Y. Lee" <jylee(a)cs.ucr.edu> wrote: __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com