So legally, you aren't a journalist unless you're a commercial journalist,
huh?  Funny, other 'professions' like medicine and the law aren't tied to
such mercenary considerations.

On 10/17/07, David Meade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>   Interesting ... reads as though you have to be getting paid to do it
> though.
>
> On 10/17/07, Jay dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <jay.dedman%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> > The US House of Representatives recently passed a Federal Shield law for
> > journalist.
> > It's doesnt seem to please anyone fully, but it is a start.
> >
> > The interesting part is how they defined Journalist:
> >
> > In its current form, the law protects only "a person who, for financial
> gain
> > or livelihood, is engaged in journalism," which involves the "gathering,
> > preparing, collecting, photographing, recording, writing, editing,
> > reporting, or publishing of news or information that concerns local,
> > national, or international events or other matters of public interest
> for
> > dissemination to the public.
> >
> > So this could include bloggers if what you do is regularly cover topics
> as
> > your livelihood.
> >
> > Jay
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