Let's stop beating around the bush; who decides, who is "the press"?

There are those who regard the press as the fourth estate, link, integral and essential to the success of Democracy.

There are those, Mayor Richard Berry, DA Susana Martinez, and Lt Gov Diane Denish who apparently regard the press as a tool they can manipulate to their own interests, claiming for example, the right to determine who is, and who is not, a member of the press, and therefore entitled to investigate and report upon them.

It is time to stop playing games.

It is time for these folks to step up and tell the truth.
It is time for some candid, forthright and honest answers to questions about their intentions with respect to the press.

1. To whom are they giving the authority to decide who and who is not a member of the press?
2. Upon what standards will that determination be made?

Berry's Chris Huffman-Ramirez will not answer those questions.
Denish's James Hallinan will not answer those questions.
Martinez's Ryan Cangiolosi will not answer those questions.

Which leads one to the conclusion, that each intends to manipulate the process to their own ends, in blatant disregard for the spirit of the First Amendment to the Constitution which states quite clearly; they will create no law (policy or regulation) abridging the rights of a free press.

“First they came for the blogger least liked and I did not speak out because I was not him.
Then they came for the blogger next least liked and I did not speak out because I was not him.
Then they came for all the bloggers and I did not speak out because I was not them.
Then they came for all journalists and there was no one left to speak out for me.”

Martin Niemöller (derived)

The Journal's Sean Olsen stood and watched as Denish's Hallinan denied "credentials" to the bloggers.

He said nothing; he reported nothing.

And, if he reports something they don't want reported,
they will come for him.