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"Banned" is a strong word. "Not invited" might be more appropriate.
by pope52 16y ago
"Banned" is a strong word. "Not invited" might be more appropriate.
- masklinn 16y agoYep, as far as I see they could have bought tickets. It's not like that kind of "feedback" is unexpected after what they pulled.
- kgermino 16y agoWhy do you have an issue with saying banned? It's not like they were forgotton, or passed over due to space constraints, they were specifically not allowed to attend even after thy requested a pass because of the iPhone leak. That sounds like banned to me.
- pohl 16y agoTheir request for a press pass was not answered. We'll never know whether they could have gotten in like everybody else.
- cwp 16y agoExcept it's not true that they were "specifically not allowed to attend." In fact, they were specifically not given the special privileges offered to other journalists.
- kgermino 16y agoGood Point. My mistake.
- Anechoic 16y agoThis - Gizmodo wasn't banned, they just weren't given press credentials. They could have bought a ticket just like everyone else (well, at least be fore it was sold out) if they wanted to make sure they could have someone there.