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    Barriers to news coverage of Gulf of Mexico oil spill remain despite promises

    Journalists covering the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have been yelled at, kicked off public beaches and islands and threatened with arrest in the nearly three weeks since the government promised improved media access.

    anderson_cooper_bobby_jindal.JPGShaul Schwarz, CNN/The Associated PressAnderson Cooper of CNN, right, was photographed May 26 during a tour of the contaminated areas in Blind Bay with Gov. Bobby Jindal and Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser.

    Adm. Thad Allen, the federal government's point person for the response, issued a May 31 directive to BP PLC and federal officials ensuring media access to key sites along the coast. BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles followed up with a letter to news organizations, saying the company "fully supports and defends all individuals' rights to share their personal thoughts and experiences with journalists if they so choose."

    via nola.com

    • 16 July 2010
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