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August 06, 2007
New DEFCON Sport - Running of the Reporters...
If you didn't already hear the news, a Dateline NBC producer tried to sneak into DEFCON on Friday. The producer was allegedly looking for something to "shock Kansas," but she might have been better off trying to get into CIA headquarters.
DEFCON organizers knew she was coming and even had her photograph - something that begs the question as to who over at Dateline might have dropped a dime on her and why. DEFCON organizers offered her a press pass four (4) times, two before she got on site, and two when she was on site.
Compounding matters, staffers had her spotted from the minute she came in and trying to sneak around a camera in one of the most paranoid conferences in the world shows, well, lack o' thought and planning.
The producer was hoping to catch the ritual "Spot the Fed" contest on Video tape, but organizers "Outed" her at the opening session. She walked out the door before her picture went up on the big screen projectors, followed by a group of people touting video cameras and shouting questions in a deja vu turn about.
Be interesting to see if Dateline NBC shows a little humility or tries revenge in the future.
Posted by dmohney at August 6, 2007 12:18 AM