Comments on: Shield law: House and Senate differ on who’s a journalist

By: Shield-Law Amendment Excludes Unpaid Bloggers | Finley & Cook, PLLC

Shield-Law Amendment Excludes Unpaid Bloggers | Finley & Cook, PLLC — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:46:06 +0000

[...] Journalism Lab’s Zachary M. Seward, who previously noted the House’s different definition of journalist, also expressed concern. “The shield law obviously needs a definition that limits its scope, [...]

By: Feinstein and Durbin seeking to narrow shield law’s scope » Nieman Journalism Lab

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:37:11 +0000

[...] version of the shield law already passed by the House (H. 985) defines a journalist in monetary terms, covering only those who gather and disseminate information [...]

By: Shield law: Definition of a journalist still up for grabs » Nieman Journalism Lab

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:56:35 +0000

[...] and the Senate Judiciary Committee. There are plenty of moving parts here, but I’ve been focused on the law’s definition of a journalist, as have others. The compromise takes an [...]

By: Northwestern University Case: What Does it Mean for College Journalism? « The Red Hot

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:01:46 +0000

[...] you know, seeing as how student journalists aren’t actually ‘journalists’…I guess this shouldn’t come as such a blaring shock to me or any of my [...]

By: Northwestern University: Latest Causality in the Conflict Over Who Is and Is Not a Journalist « JRN 24/7

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:21:23 +0000

[...] you know, seeing as how student journalists aren’t actually ‘journalists’…I guess this shouldn’t come as such a blaring shock to me or any of my [...]

By: First, Subpoena All the Student Reporters - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

First, Subpoena All the Student Reporters - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:01:34 +0000

[...] journalists are covered by the federal shield law. As Nieman Journalism Lab recently reported, a version passed by the House would seem to offer scant protection: “The term ‘covered person’ means a person [...]

By: First, Subpoena All the Student Reporters - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

First, Subpoena All the Student Reporters - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:01:34 +0000

By: Protected, unprotected; reporter’s flip a coin « News Breaking…Fast

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:00:06 +0000

[...] Judiciary Committee did not vote on the shield law two weeks ago, according to the Nieman Journalism Lab, but they did come up with an amendment to the House bill that would exclude amateur journalists, [...]

By: Shield law: Definition of “journalist” gets professionalized » Nieman Journalism Lab

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:33:43 +0000

[...] week, as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared to vote on a federal shield law, I wrote about the competing definitions of a journalist in the House and Senate versions of the bill. Well, I [...]

By: links for 2009-09-18 | Joanna Geary

links for 2009-09-18 | Joanna Geary — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:01:28 +0000

[...] Shield law: House and Senate differ on who’s a journalist The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on a federal shield law today that would protect journalists from subpoenas for their confidential sources — that is, if legislators can agree on who counts as a journalist. (tags: Law journalism) Share this [...]