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Re:Governments are using charges of cybercrime to silence jo... by ratsmack on Thursday February 20, 2020 @03:27PM (#22378266)
And the next question is... who determines who is or is not a journalist. I don't believe there is a definitive requirement that is used to differentiates between a blogger and someone that writes for the NYT.
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Re:Governments are using charges of cybercrime to silence jo... by boomboomsubban on Thursday February 20, 2020 @03:47PM (#22378450)
Everyone has the right to a free press, anybody trying to collect and transmit news to the public should be considered a journalist.
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Re:Governments are using charges of cybercrime to silence jo... by ddingus on Friday February 21, 2020 @01:48AM (#22381379)
This, exactly.

The only reason we are having these discussions is massive consolidation in media, which has diluted journalism to mere access models.

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Re:Governments are using charges of cybercrime to silence jo... by pvaldes on Thursday February 20, 2020 @05:05PM (#22379103)
> Who determines who is or is not a journalist?

Whom pay for the message. Politics are strongly infiltrated in journalism. Often to the point of being undistinguishable.

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