There is no such thing as a “journalist” constitutionally speaking. Every American possesses every right, freedom, and privilege that a so called “journalist” does.
Bingo. There is no “journalist” category which can be identified as warranting “hate crime” protection. The Left needs to understand: if they implement this, James O’Keefe et al get the protection - else there’s going to be a MASSIVE court case that will come to conclusions the Left won’t like.
Yeah - I’ve never understood the whole idea of the Press Card. I mean who decides which ‘journos’ get special access and who doesn’t?
Why are certain people provided access to people and areas that other citizens aren’t?
And how do I apply for one if I were to decide to change my career?
Yes, there is no need to promote "journalist" to a federally-protected special group. We already have laws
“There is no such thing as a “journalist” constitutionally speaking.”
Constitutionally speaking, yes there is. The First Amendment specifically enumerates the freedom of the press and that enumeration does indeed grant reporters a broad latitude to report news.
However, subsequent court decisions have ruled that anyone can be a reporter when acting in that capacity. You do not need to have press credentials to be protected by the free press clause of the First Amendment.