[It looks as if there will be empty seats
in the rows usually reserved for members
of the press at the annual
Conservative party conference in
Manchester this autumn,
with media organisations across
the political spectrum refusing
to pay recently imposed fees.
No other British political party charges
for press accreditation,
but last year a fee was introduced
by the Conservative party.
This summer the charge
of £137 for each journalist’s application is
being challenged by a broad coalition of newsrooms,
on the basis that paying for
media access sets a bad and
undemocratic precedent.
The new price tag on reporting the
internal political debates of the
ruling party has concerned a variety
of industry bodies, including the
News Media Association,
Society of Editors,
News Media Coalition and
Foreign Press Association.]
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...attendance-fee
£137 no other Party will charge.
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