Videographer Jailed For Refusing to Reveal Source of Raw Video
A rather chilling article from the February 6 New York Times that details what happens when a freelance journalist refuses to give the government raw video it says it needs for an investigation. This raises a couple of questions:
We know that journalists don't have an absolute privilege to refuse to testify in front of a grand jury - what makes bloggers think they do?
When does a blogger become a journalist?
Let me know what you think.
posted by Ron Bishop @ 3:44 PM
6 comments
6 Comments:
Does a print journalist have to get credentials or some sort of license? If not, I guess you would have to analyze not as an ongoing occupation for bloggers but on an article by article basis.
Like I don't have to be a journalist but if an article I'm writing shares the same characteristics of a journlistic piece I could invoke the same rights provided to them and say I simply use a different medium.
I think blogging and journalism go hand-in-hand, but aren't necessarily the same thing. Being a journalist is an occupation more so then being a blogger is. I feel that journalists have to have at least some degree of formal training. I admit that there are people with out the training that are very good investigators and writers, but professionals get the recoginition. They know the ins and outs of the trade.
I don't think the future looks bright for bloggers. If journalists don't have the absolute privilege to refuse to testify, then they probably won't either.
Anyone who states information about a current event and publishes it where the general public can gain access to it can be argued to be doing the job of a journalist. I disagree that being a journalist is strictly an occupation, it is simply a role which can be taken by choice or by default.
Anyone who states information about a current event and publishes it where the general public can gain access to it can be argued to be doing the job of a journalist. I disagree that being a journalist is strictly an occupation, it is simply a role which can be taken by choice or by default.
A mainstream journalist works for a company or organization, which has credibility. A blogger has is more of an opinion and Bloggers use links to other stories and sources, revealing where they got their information from. Journalists dont really reveal what their sources are.
I read a lot of blogs and I feel as though bloggers are good enough to be journalists.
One of the huge differences between the two is the fact that bloggers let the public comment, while journalists cant really get feedback in that way. Journalists will get letters to the editor but in comparison to blogging, there is no realy conversation going back and forth. Blogging lets you get a little more personal with the author. I think it's important to get feedback from readers as a journalist.
this is definitly a lil crazy...if you click thru the link and actually read the article and visit his website the video is there.
how do i become a contributor to the site?
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