Micro Issues

$1.$ Was it reasonable or fair for Kid Rock$$s representatives to pull the

Detroit Free Press credentials in response to commentary that they

deemed less than favorable?

$2.$ Kid Rock is a musician who uses his art as a platform for

uninhibited public speech. Should he therefore be held to a higher

standard regarding issues such as media access?

$3.$ Should a hometown newspaper be held to a different standard than a

national newspaper when covering local celebrities and civic events?

Midrange Issues

$1.$ Compare this incident to Disney banning the Los Angeles Times

from movie press screenings following the newspaper$$s investigation

into Disney$$s Anaheim business dealings.

$2.$ To whom does Kirt Webster owe loyalty? To whom does Kid Rock

owe loyalty?

$3.$ What do you see as the differences in getting excluded from a

sporting event or public performance and a news event such as a

press conference?

Macro Issues

$1.$ What are the options for a newsroom that gets shut out of an event?

Do you include that fact in your reporting of the event? Does it

become a separate story?

$2.$ Many news outlets have forums for opinion including editorial

pages, on$-$air commentaries labeled as such, and so on$,$ and one of

the oldest tenets of journalism is the independence of this role from

outside pressure, whether newsmakers or advertisers. If these clearly

labeled opinions begin to affect the ability of reporters to get access

to news, what do you do$?$