Keep in mind that Judy Miller spent several months in jail over the Plame leak case. Personally, I don't think journalists should have blanket protection where criminals acts are involved. This blogger's claim is a perfect example. What right of free speech protects him no turning over video evidence of a crime? Nothing.
On 8/2/06, Nick wrote: > > OK, so here is a question, at what point does a person with a blog become > a > journalist? > > A blogger was sent to prison today for failing to turn over a video that > prosecutors claim has footage of a group of people vandalizing a police > car. > He is claiming that he is a journalist and has the right to keep some > information private. > > > http://news.com.com/Blogger+jailed+after+defying+court+orders/2100-1028_3-61 > 01187.html > > Two things, first, this may contain footage of a crime that occurred in a > public place, even if the guy were a journalist, should it still be > protected? Is this equal to not revealing a source? > > 2nd, Can a person that has a day job, that writes a blog be considered a > journalist? What is a journalist? > > -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212330 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
