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|Comment=<p>As of March 2021, this appears to be the earliest reference to a right -- in the form of special tickets -- to exclusive seating being bestowed to reporters. </p> | |Comment=<p>As of March 2021, this appears to be the earliest reference to a right -- in the form of special tickets -- to exclusive seating being bestowed to reporters. </p> | ||
<p>Peter Morris discusses press coverage arrangements in Morris, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Game of Inches</span> (Ivan Dee, 2006), section 14.5.3, pp 403 ff. He cites two Henry Chadwick sources of press areas in 1867 at the Brooklyn Union Grounds and later the Capitoline and Irvington grounds. </p> | |||
|Query=<p>Are earlier cases known?</p> | |Query=<p>Are earlier cases known?</p> | ||
<p>Is it known whether these press accommodations were normally granted by a ball club, like the Eureka, or by the owner of the ballfield?</p> | |||
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Revision as of 05:50, 14 March 2021
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About the Chronology |
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Eureka! A press credential
Salience | Noteworthy |
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Tags | Antedated Firsts, Newspaper CoverageAntedated Firsts, Newspaper Coverage |
Location | USUS |
City/State/Country: | Newark, NJ, [[]] |
Modern Address | |
Game | Base BallBase Ball |
Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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Text | "The plan introduced by the Eureka Club of having tickets for the regular reporters of the press, none other to occupy seats near the scorer, should be adopted by all our clubs and public ground proprietors." |
Sources | New York Sunday Mercury, June 23, 1867 |
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Comment | As of March 2021, this appears to be the earliest reference to a right -- in the form of special tickets -- to exclusive seating being bestowed to reporters. Peter Morris discusses press coverage arrangements in Morris, A Game of Inches (Ivan Dee, 2006), section 14.5.3, pp 403 ff. He cites two Henry Chadwick sources of press areas in 1867 at the Brooklyn Union Grounds and later the Capitoline and Irvington grounds. Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Are earlier cases known? Is it known whether these press accommodations were normally granted by a ball club, like the Eureka, or by the owner of the ballfield? Edit with form to add a query |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
Submission Note | 3/11/2021 |
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