Somebody needs to read the General Statutes for the State of Tennessee to see if that is truly a fact.A fact which I doubt is true in any of the 50 states in the Union.
if that were the case a lot of news media types would be in jail for taking photo’s of the police.
No need for that - the first amendment of the constitution of the United States should suffice.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
I think it's pretty clear - freedom of the press. And the government doesn't get to choose who or what constitutes the press. Otherwise, the amendment's meaning is lost.