For baseball bloggers looking for press credentials

Be encouraged--a US District Court has awarded 2 press credentials to Media Bloggers Association enabling them to cover the Libby trial in Washington, D.C. What if you're a baseball writer WHO'S BEEN REFUSED MEMBERSHIP IN THE BBWAA! This NPR story shows progress--it's entirely up to you if YOU RUN WITH THE BALL OR DROP IT:

"For the first time in the admittedly brief history of the blogosphere, the U.S. District Court in Washington has given the Media Bloggers Association two press credentials. A rotating cast of association members claims those seats each day, posting commentary about the trial.

In Place of Television

• Bloggers are allowed to sit in the nearby press room and relay their posts via a wireless Internet connection. Given that no cameras, video, or audio equipment are allowed in the courtroom,
• play-by-plays posted on some blogs offer an alternative perspective on the trial. The bloggers insist that the posts not be read as transcripts. After all, they're not court reporters. Instead, they call the updates "liveblogs.""

Following are the names of your pioneers: (From NPR.org, 2/3/07) Bloggers Credentialed to Cover the Trial: John Amato Crooks and Liars Kevin Aylward Wizbang! LaShawn Barber LaShawn Barber's Corner Weldon Berger BTC News Eric Brewer BTC News Lorie Bird Wizbang! Robert Cox Words In Edgewise Lance Dutson Maine Web Report Clarice Feldman Just One Minute Aldon Hynes Orient Lodge James Joyner Outside the Beltway Tom Maguire Just One Minute Jeralyn Merritt TalkLeft Rory O'Connor Media Is A Plural Kim Pearson Professor Kim's News Notes Matt Sheffield Dean's World Mark Tapscott Tapscott's Desk Copy Murray Waas Crooks and Liars Emptywheel Firedoglake VIA Romenesko/Poynter.org

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