people are renewing in december and for a number of years it's been a tense time because some journalists have been rejected. not a new issue this year but it's gotten worse. there's an impression among journalists there that it's a pressure tactic. if coverage isn't to pleasing of the government, they may not get their visa and that's proven true for some journalists who are rejected but are invited into the government office for a sit down and talk to say perhaps in the future these might not be the kinds of things you want to cover. this has been going on for a long time and it causes some real tension there. >> in what ways has it gotten worse this year? >> you have more journalist under the gun in effect. the journalists but in addition to that, over the span of the last couple of years, it's not just been the visa issue. "the new york times" website is