But we applied for journalist visas, and Myanmar granted them quite quickly — a reflection of the advance toward openness and democracy in that country, particularly in the capital.
It is also curious that Executive Government may apply for a "journalist information warrant" to compel the surrender of a journalist's metadata to identify their sources, but such a warrant is not necessary in respect of anyone else.
If you apply for a journalist visa and get the badge around your neck, you can do official interviews, but you are more visible, and you might have trouble getting people to talk to you.
"Do you know how much it costs to apply for a journalist visa to Nauru?" she asks, not skipping a beat: "Eight thousand dollars, and the fee is non-refundable, and no journalists are given access to the place.
He said the paper told him to dump his private investigator's licence and apply for a National Union of Journalists press card.
Nevertheless, I am applying for a journalist's visa so I can come back and, I hope, see another America.
"Everyone can have a blog". Which qualifies a whole lot of citizen journalists to apply for — and gain — entree to the White House.
Media organisations and journalists can apply for permission to use social media on a case-by-case basis, but Lord Judge said it may be necessary to bar its use by non-journalists to ensure the "proper administration of justice", prevent distractions in court and limit the potential for interference with courts' own recording equipment.
In September last year, when she was on the Hungarian border waiting for her brother who had travelled ahead to Germany to apply for asylum, Nujeen encountered BBC journalist Fergal Keane.
Many who apply for jobs there are young, enthusiastic journalists lured by the prospect of apparently limitless resources.
