Prof. Kirtley Quoted on Media Access to RNC in Tampa

Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Tampa Bay Times story about how journalists might avoid arrest when covering the Republican National Convention in Tampa this summer. She attributed arrests in St. Paul during the 2008 RNC to lack of training of law enforcement personnel, and suggested the use of press liaisons or credentialing to mitigate problems. "As much as I hate the notion of government licensing journalists, I think the lack of a credential[ing process] really helped contribute to the problems," she said.