Journalists representing online media outlets, including bloggers, will be considered for accreditation against the following criteria:
the site provides sufficiently balanced and regular coverage of the work of Parliament - this does not preclude comment-led copy, but applicants from sites that do not give a right of reply or where comment is from a single political perspective are unlikely to be granted accreditation
that the applicant has no other paid employment or interests that might conflict with proper reporting of the Parliament
that the applicant can provide a person of suitable standing as a referee as a substitute for an editor / head of news
the relevant website is not party political or a single issue campaign site.
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