David Gerard wrote:
Yeah. The problem is not making up a badge, it's
all the legal issues
and project politics surrounding "accreditation".
Is there a nice page somewhere summarising how Wikinews editions deal
with accrediting reporters, which might serve as a comparison?
What Wikimedia France is the following:
On request from a member (especially if known for making good quality
photographs), it contacts organizers of festivals and other events and
tells them that this member would like to be in the press photographer pit.
In essence, the association acts as a facilitator between private
individuals who would like to make photographs and organizers. It does
not act as a publisher, but merely as support for those individuals.