Obama calls backsies on shield law
Today Obama has a very different tune on whether or not judges should be allowed and can be trusted to oversee these decisions This can only mean one of two things.
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Nailed it again.
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#1 Posted by Borgler, CJR on Fri 2 Oct 2009 at 01:51 PM
Okay, you are looking at the Senate version which is undergoing the sausage-making, and I was quoting from the House version which passed in March. (Note that the House version has the "national security" exception as well. You guys are just noticing this?) First Amendment advocates have been screaming foul for months.
But Schumer introduced an amendment Wednesday (I think) that narrows the definition of covered persons to cover Karl Rove and Dana Perino, but not Digby, as I noted in your other post.
Shield-Law Amendment Excludes Unpaid Bloggers - Digits - WSJ
The amendment, introduced by Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) last week, limits the definition of a journalist to one who “obtains the information sought while working as a salaried employee of, or independent contractor for, an entity–
a. that disseminates information by print, broadcast, cable, satellite, mechanical, photographic, electronic, or other means; and
b. that—
1. publishes a newspaper, book, magazine, or other periodical;
2. operates a radio or television broadcast station, network, cable system, or satellite carrier, or a channel or programming service for any such station, network, system, or carrier;
3. operates a programming service; or
4. operates a news agency or wire service.”
You know, where do those rowdy bloggers fit in here? Where does Josh Wolf fit in here?
#2 Posted by James, CJR on Fri 2 Oct 2009 at 06:21 PM
whups. paragraphs a and b should be italicized as block cite as well.
(Could you guys come up with a preview function? That would be nice. I like my comments to be good-looking.)
#3 Posted by James, CJR on Fri 2 Oct 2009 at 06:24 PM
You guys just *now* noticing that Obama is a liar?
#4 Posted by Bonnie, CJR on Mon 5 Oct 2009 at 01:35 AM