E&P: Press Club Keeps Gannon -- But Adds Others to Panel

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http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000857098

Press Club Keeps Gannon -- But Adds Others to Panel

By E&P Staff

Published: March 29, 2005 5:00 PM ET

NEW YORK

Despite criticism in some media circles, the National Press Club is standing by its decision to feature James Guckert -- a.k.a. Jeff Gannon, the former correspondent/escort -- on an April 8 panel discussion about journalism and blogging called "Who is a Journalist?" But it has added others to the panel.

Newcomers include Jim Drinkard of USA Today, past chairman of the Standing Committee of Correspondents for the House and Senate press galleries (which turned down Guckert/Gannon for permanent credentials); Garrett Graff, editor of Fishbowl D.C., the first blogger to receive White House press credentials; and Matthew Yglesias, staff writer at The American Prospect and editor of yglesias.typepad.com.

Previously announced as panelists were Gannon, Ana Marie Cox of Wonkette.com, and John Stanton of Congress Daily.

Gannett News Service's Mike Madden and co-chair of the NPC Professional Affairs Committee will moderate the program.

"We've been looking for a balance and a diverse panel all along, and I'm sure we'll get one," Madden told E&P Tuesday morning after criticism of the panel had begun and before the final group had been named. "It's great that people are taking an interest, but we did not set out to fill the panel to fill an agenda."

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[BlueEyedSon]

1. Other Gay Hookers? You mean for balance?

:rofl:

[phaseolus]

2. Yeah -- by all means give him a prominent place

Let's see how well propaganda-boy thinks on his feet in that forum. I expect he'll fail, he'll look really stupid, thereby giving us all the answer to the related question "Who's NOT a journalist?".

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

14. Kick...

eom

[Botany]

3. Balance?

Other gay hookers who are more into "soft sex" and not the bulldog kind.

:bounce:

[babylonsister]

4. Are meetings televised on CSPAN? Sounds like it

could be some great comic value!

[fooj]

11. We should bombard them with e-mails...

I understand they "haven't made a decision on it yet"...so let's help them decide!!!

Peace!

[AlCzervik]

5. ok, this time i really officially give up.

:nuke: :beer:

[Robbien]

6. Are they considering Gannon a journalist or a blogger?

Or just the entertainment?

[AlCzervik]

7. a living breathing car accident for them to titter over

[Kerrytravelers]

8. When they introduce the panel, and give the panelists bios...

what will the say about Gannon? Gay porn blogger who throws softballs for the chimp team?

That should hold up well against the other panalists... unless they are just as bad...

:nuke:

[w4rma]

9. GOP toadies appear to fall upwards. Next they'll give him his own show on

TV.

[reality based]

10. "Professional Affairs" Committee Co-Chair Will Moderate

Who knew they were so organized?

[Catherine Vincent]

12. Gannon was invited for the entertainment.

:evilgrin:

[democracyindanger]

13. When they invited him, they added, "And bring some friends, too."

[DeepModem Mom]

15. kick

[Pithy Cherub]

16. giggling uncontrollably at the media whores...

:rofl:
wow, jimjeff can now get his jollies with his peers publically. Want it saved for posterity for when ALL the presstitues say they are fair objective and seek truth. :rofl:

[Sparkle]

17. I sure hope this will be televised.

[rocktivity]

18. I agree that the NPC didn't invite Gannon to fill an agenda

They invited Gannon to fill their cash box. Takes a whore to know one, I guess.

But seriously folks, this panel sounds like it leans from the right to the center, with Wonkette representing the left.

:headbang:
rocknation