Posted on 08/10/2013 12:14:18 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
That’s what they’re afraid of.
Sen. Feinstein During ‘Shield’ Law Debate: ‘Real’ Journalists Draw Salaries
Real Americans do not become Democrat Senators.......
Real journalists draw salaries, paid by whom the radical left wing media, who would stop salaries, if they fail to pull the line of the left wing agenda...NICE!
So I guess pro bono work is not done by a REAL attorney.
And I thought money corrupts.
Yeah, the libtards can fix this. Look for a “journalist” license in the works.
The bill defines a journalist as a person who has a "primary intent to investigate events and procure material" in order to inform the public by regularly gathering information through interviews and observations. It also adds this stipulation, which is a bit more troublesome. The person also must intend to report on the news at the start of obtaining any protected information and must plan to publish that news. I can see this stipulation working against whoever the government feels is worthy of the title "journalist." News develops. It seldom has a distinct starting point. Of course, if someone is a journalist, it stands to reason that they're always "planning" to publish their findings. But that might be a lot harder to prove when the government starts slinging subpoenas.There's already a shield law, it's right next to the First Amendment, it's called the Second Amendment.
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