Press credentials devalued with today’s technology

So presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump withdraws the Washington Post’s press credentials to cover his campaign.

So what?, Poynter.com managing editor Benjamin Mullin writes.

The rise of livestreaming and social media, an increasingly adversarial posture toward the press among political campaigns and a growing reliance on digital digging have combined to devalue the press credential, Mullin writes.

You can read his article by clicking on

 http://www.poynter.org/2016/no-credentials-no-problem-why-the-washington-posts-ban-probably-wont-affect-its-journalism/417476/