O'Malley Blocks Conservative Media From State House

UPDATE:  The article written by Mr. Giordano was pulled by the editors off of the Baltimore Independent Examiner site. to view it on Mr. Giordano's webpress blog click here.

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Governor O'Malley took office three years ago pledging to the citizens of Maryland that he would run the most transparent administration in Maryland's history. 

However, as O'Malley's poll numbers have dropped over the past year, the Governor's press office has excluded media and citizens from press conferences in the Governor's Reception Room. They have also established new barriers for obtaining press credentials for the State House press corps.

Reporter Hassan Giordano of the Baltimore Independent Examiner describes his frustration with the Governor's interference of an open and transparent government in Maryland and, specifically, the lack of access to the Governor unless you are one of the few favored media representatives known to write or produce pro-Administration pieces:

"While certain members of the Press, including myself, have been stalled and consistently delayed our press credentials, due to some new process the O'Malley administration has put in place, many are questioning why now? As if not already known as the liberal oppressor of all things conservative, Governor O'Malley is now playing games with certain reporter's credentials, who are too closely tied to conservative publications."

Yes, the administration has stooped to new lows in attempting to control the media coverage of Governor O'Malley and restrict what citizens get to learn about their state government.

For the full article click here.