Thursday, October 27, 2005

I Am Not A Journalist!

All of you who are acting as my confidential sources in support of my ongoing efforts to bring you the best insights on breaking issues, please realize that the law may not afford you the same protections as when you are acting as a confidential source to "journalists" working for newspapers, books, magazines, or print. See below. U.S. SENATORS INDICATE BLOGGERS NOT JOURNALISTS US senators indicated yesterday that a proposed law offering journalists special privileges might not be extended to Web loggers. The hearing came as politicians are weighing the Free Flow of Information Act. The current wording of the measure, proposed in identical form in the US House of Representatives, offers protection of confidential sources for anyone who "publishes a newspaper, book, magazine, or other periodical in print or electronic word." http://news.com.com/2100-1047_3-5902539.html

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