Shield Law Sponsor Lugar: Bloggers 'Probably Not' Considered Journos

"INDIANAPOLIS Bloggers would "probably not" be considered journalists under the proposed federal shield law, the bill's co-sponsor, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R.-Ind.), told the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) Monday afternoon.

Lugar emphasized, however, that debate is not yet closed on how to define a journalist under the proposed law.

"As to who is a reporter, this will be a subject of debate as this bill goes farther along," he said in response to a question from Washington Post Deputy Managing Editor Milton Coleman. "Are bloggers journalists or some of the commercial businesses that you here would probably not consider real journalists? Probably not, but how do you determine who will be included in this bill?""
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Of course you cant just have regular people out there reporting whatever they want. They have not gone to school to learn how to report the safe news and there is no way to control millions of freelance self published bloggers. It's like that problem of millions of video cameras in the hands of untrained tourist filming police beatings. There should be a law that prosecutes those tourist for filming what was non of their business in the first place. We need to support Luger and the rest of the Republican party in this, remember the president has told us "trust me" we know what's best for you.
And the MSM and entertainment industry does not need the competition. They are losing more and more money everyday to the internet. Something has to be done to protect those important industries. You would think that those industries would find a way to follow the money, but that would be asking to much of an industry that is used to getting it's way. You can be sure that they will be right there backing legislation to stop the blogger, or at least make it legal to put pressure on people to just shut up and watch the box like good little citizens.