The Shack (journalism)

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The Shack is the nickname used by reporters for the structure where police reporters cover crime in

NYPD
headquarters, where journalists report on crime stories.

The first in-headquarters press bureau began in 1863, in the basement of the NYPD headquarters on Mulberry Street. In 1875, police superintendent George W. Walling expelled the press from the building, saying they were too intrusive in police matters. When the NYPD moved to its

One Police Plaza in the Civic Center
. The Shack was installed in an office on the second floor of the new building.

Raymond W. Kelly said he would evict The Shack from Police Plaza by August to expand a command center, but reporters were ultimately allowed to stay in the building.[1]

In December 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that reporters would be relocated from the NYPD headquarters into a larger trailer outside the One Police Plaza building to offer space for local and ethnic media outlets. However, The New York Times, New York Daily News, New York Post, Associated Press, Newsday, Gothamist/WNYC, and CBS collectively criticized the move as reducing government transparency, while the New York Press Club highlighted that proximity to police officers is necessary for effective journalism.[2] The Shack was moved to a structure outside police headquarters in early 2024.[3]

References

  1. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. ^ ""A Slippery Slope": NYPD Is Relocating Reporters From Police HQ to a Trailer". Vanity Fair. 2023-12-14. Retrieved 2024-01-12.


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