The Who's a Journalist Question Looms Large
12/18/2025
Keep Police Radio Public Act is the Opening Act for Who's a Journalist Debate
Assemblyman Michael Riley offers up a challenge to the Keep Police Radio Public Act. The debate reveals insight into the question of who will be considered a journalist once law. See his X statement.
Assembly Bill A3516 is still pending signature as of this writing. I thought it might be interesting while we wait if I hub some of the chit chat about this bill as it exists around the official status updates and explainers surrounding it.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul Should 'Defend Democracy' by Signing the 'Keep Police Radio Public Act' into Law
- Keep Police Radio Transmission Public (NAACP's position)
Missed in all the discussion regarding A3516 is the video dissection/challenge above to the bill by New York Assemblyman Mike Reilly. You can find his X statement here. The debate however tears into the question of who will be considered a journalist by the State of New York, once this bill is signed.
Spotter Watch - Spotters on The Spot
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- 716 Street News posted submissions of fire response activity at the McKinley Mall today (Set 1) (Set 2). Judging by comments it was more or less a false alarm, though, "alarming" nonetheless.
- 716 Street News posted video from the scene of an accident at Sycamore and Strauss. Though checked out by medics, 716 indicates nobody was injured. Here's their image montage.
- 716 Street News posted media of another accident at Broadway and Rother, this time where one person was transported to the hospital. (Set 1)(Set 2)(Set 3).
- 716 Street News posted a follower media submission of an accident on the 33 overpass involving a school bus. Their post indicates no children on board.
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BuffScan Pokey Report
The following are fresh listings in the publicly distributed Erie County Jail Roster as of yesterday.
Booking Date 12/17/25- BREWER, MONTRELL
- CRABTREE, JESSICA R
- DIPIRRO, JUSTIN
- ERLE, NICOLE
- FILDES, JAMARI M
- FOLEY, SCOT
- GREEN, ANTHONY
- HENDERSON, NOLAN P
- JACKSON, PARIS
- JENKINS, JAYLAND
- LOTT, ERNEST
- LUCE, AMBER
- MARRERO, KEVIN
- MCKNIGHT, MELODY
- MERCURI, RYAN
- ORTIZ-MALDONADO, ANGEL
- ROSS, JOHNNIE
- SCHWEIZGER, KEITH A
- SMITH, JARELLE
- WALKER-FINCH, MONET
- WILLIAMS, SHERON
- WOLF, CHRISTOPHER B
- WRIGHT, MARKUS
** In providing this convenient aggregate listing please keep in mind the following: Incarceration in county jail does not imply guilt - statistically, most inmates are in fact legally innocent and are only incarcerated pending further legal proceedings. As well, many circumstances including mental health and addiction issues can lead to behavioral turbulence and conflicts with society that result in jail. In noting incarceration status please adopt a compassion-first regard. For a variety of reasons the given list may not be all inclusive of those individuals actually processed.
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