Jay Rosen asked for clarification re the bloggers who were invited then uninvited. The response came in the form of an email from Eric Schnure, the text of which follows, without comment.

It was first reported that we had over 50 applications. That number grew and grew. We ended up with close to 200 bloggers asking to be accredited. A great number... and a great number more than we expected.

Unfortunately, despite hours and hours working to get this right, we goofed. We offered credentials to more bloggers than we can accommodate. Thus, we acted as quickly as possible to notify people of our error.

The vast majority of applications came from left-leaning or progressive bloggers. Therefore, the vast majority of credentialed bloggers are left-leaning and progressive. Likewise, the vast majority of bloggers who received a credential in error are also left-leaning and progressive.

I cannot stress enough that our error was one of logistics not leanings.

We've been really proud of our blogging efforts. A lot of people have worked very hard -- to get space in the hall, to get hotel rooms, to secure sponsors (every media rep. has to pay for their space, but not bloggers), to organize a breakfast on Day 1, etc.. I hope all bloggers appreciate to what extent we've gone to accommodate them at a national convention for the very first time. And I can only hope the conservative bloggers take us at our word. We realize our mistake has caused inconvenience and frustration; we will continue to do what we can to minimize that.

I very much look forward to meeting you in Boston.

Sincerely,

Eric Schnure