“The new amendment, brokered by Sen. Chuck Schumer, significantly expands on that definition. Now, a journalist would be defined as someone employed by or in contract with a media outlet for at least one year within the last 20 years or three months within the last five years; someone with a substantial track record of freelancing in the last five years; or a student journalist.  In addition, the law would protect a person deemed appropriate by a federal judge, so long as their newsgathering practices have been consistent with the law.”

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130912/11583824500/shield-law-moves-forward-defines-journalism-so-that-it-leaves-out-wikileaks-random-bloggers.shtml

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