Print v. Broadcast

The heat is on between print journalists and broadcasts journalists covering Capitol Hill.

In an hour-long session last Thursday, broadcast journalists vented about the resistance print reporters have thrown up to their campaign for freer camera access to the area outside the Senate chamber.

At the same time, they indicated a willingness to strike back by publicly noting that print reporters are allowed to use space on the second level of the Senate Radio-Television Gallery only at the discretion of broadcasters, who have first claim to the area.