No, those laws are not categorically denied. Shows like 60 Minutes and 20-20 routinely have secret recordings, yes, but they are careful to do so only in states that permit such recordings (”one-party consent” states). Florida is a “two-party consent” state, meaning that both parties to a conversation must consent to the recording of the conversation. News agencies are well versed in what they can and cannot do in various states; activists like this guy ought to get themselves caught up as well.