Reporter Shield Laws

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http://offgridsurvival.com/senate-trying-to-kill-alternative-media/

Just when you think the Senate might be doing something to protect the 1st Amendment, along comes Senator Diane Feinstein to remind us just how little our government thinks of our freedom.

Today, a Senate committee passed a bill that was supposed to protect Journalists and bloggers who report news from being forced to testify about their work. But as with most things our government does, the bill isn’t exactly what it seems.

Once this bill passes, the government will define exactly who is and who isn’t a journalist.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is proposing an amendment that will give this protection as she says to “real reporters” and not some guy with a website.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/17/reporter-shield-law_n_3612148.html

President Barack Obama had ordered Holder to review the Justice Department's policy on obtaining information from reporters after the administration came under heavy criticism from lawmakers, news organizations and civil liberties groups.

The proposed legislation would also ensure reporters have the ability to protect the identity of anonymous sources, with limited exceptions. The bill would create a legal framework for circumstances when it was lawful to compel reporters to reveal their sources. In most cases, the government would have to argue in court as to why it needed the information.

 

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Oh but that can't be....Feinstein isn't a fascist...