Here's an article about the Bush Administration's continued opposition to a bill to shield reporters from federal efforts to force them to reveal their sources. The sponsors revised several items to attempt to make it more palatable, but so far, no go.
Of special interest: "Brand added that the bill's broad definition of who is a journalist includes bloggers and thus would pose significant problems for federal investigators. Anyone who does not want to cooperate with prosecutors could post information on the Internet and claim to be covered by the media shield, she said." Does this include videoblogging? If you put a video on YouTube are you officially a journalist in the eyes of the law? Or are you exempt from official "journalist" status if you're videos feature dancing/sleeping animals? Link to full article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/14/national/w134935D39.DTL&type=politics ~Tamara www.iklipz.com/TamaraKrinsky www.sciencelush.typepad.com
