Posted by Rich Fericy, Editor, Franklin First News, rfericy@Franklin1st.com, on 9/02/02

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Define "the press." Franklin First News is a local online
weekly published weekly since November 1998. The New Jersey
Press Association issues Press Passes. We were denied two
years ago since we do not have a print publication and "they
saw no need for us to cross police and fire lines." Radio,
TV and news syndicates do not have print publications. They
get press passes from NJPA.
The big factor here is that we are publishing criticism
of New Jersey's Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS)
and want to protect our information sources from disclosure.
At this moment, I suspect we could be viewed as only a
hobby by a judge. So what establishes a "press"?

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