The Drudge Report "flashed" this story today: Fishbowl DC has made history by being the first blog admitted to the White House Press Corps. The blog is run by Garrett M. Graff (above), a 23-year-old Harvard graduate. The announcement is posted here.
UPDATE: From Monday's NYT:
nother signal moment for bloggers is to occur this morning, when Garrett M. Graff, who writes a blog about the news media in Washington, is to be ushered into the White House briefing room to attend the daily press "gaggle."
Mr. Graff, 23, may be the first blogger in the short history of the medium to be granted a daily White House pass for the specific purpose of writing a blog, or Web log. A White House spokesman said yesterday that he believed Mr. Graff was the first blogger to be given credentials.
He is being given a press pass as the editor of FishbowlDC (www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc), a blog that is published by Mediabistro.com, which offers networking and services for journalists.
Increasingly, bloggers are penetrating the preserves of the mainstream news media. They have secured seats on campaign planes, at political conventions and in presidential debates, and have become a driving force in news events themselves.
Another chapter in the blogosphere begins.
UPDATE: Michelle Malkin has more on this story. I would also agree with Matt Margolis, The DC Fishbowl seems to be a left-leaning, "gossip" blog....keep that in mind.
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