Comments on: New Jersey court says blogger is not a journalist http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/new-jersey-court-says-blogger-is-not-a-journalist/ Tips and Discussion for Local Bloggers Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dr. A. N. Feldzamen http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/new-jersey-court-says-blogger-is-not-a-journalist/comment-page-1/#comment-4254 Dr. A. N. Feldzamen Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:57:22 +0000 http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/?p=1076#comment-4254 In the early days of the republic, pamphleteers -- those who printed up short leaflets and the like, and perhaps distributed those themselves -- were indeed considered “journalists,” in the freedom-of-the-press sense of the constitution. Even if the content of those leaflets was basically their own opinions. Judge Locascio apparently have a different view, since internet bloggers are the current analogue of those pamphleteers. Certainly a blogger who wished protection even he would grant could print (on paper) a dozen or so copies of his or her blog and then pass those out at a nearby mall. What would the good judge say then? He are sure to be overruled. And properly so. Every citizen deserves the same protection as those who are employed by big companies, when it comes to the law. In the early days of the republic, pamphleteers — those who printed up short leaflets and the like, and perhaps distributed those themselves — were indeed considered “journalists,” in the freedom-of-the-press sense of the constitution. Even if the content of those leaflets was basically their own opinions.

Judge Locascio apparently have a different view, since internet bloggers are the current analogue of those pamphleteers.

Certainly a blogger who wished protection even he would grant could print (on paper) a dozen or so copies of his or her blog and then pass those out at a nearby mall. What would the good judge say then?

He are sure to be overruled. And properly so.

Every citizen deserves the same protection as those who are employed by big companies, when it comes to the law.

]]> By: Stats: Traditional Journalists vs Online Journalists : HyperlocalBlogger http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/new-jersey-court-says-blogger-is-not-a-journalist/comment-page-1/#comment-4245 Stats: Traditional Journalists vs Online Journalists : HyperlocalBlogger Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:30:47 +0000 http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/?p=1076#comment-4245 [...] is something of a postscript to yesterday’s piece, New Jersey court says blogger is not a journalist … something I remembered reading and finally re-discovered online that adds a bit to the [...] [...] is something of a postscript to yesterday’s piece, New Jersey court says blogger is not a journalist … something I remembered reading and finally re-discovered online that adds a bit to the [...]

]]> By: Matt http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/new-jersey-court-says-blogger-is-not-a-journalist/comment-page-1/#comment-4225 Matt Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:48:55 +0000 http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/?p=1076#comment-4225 Yeah, it's hard to get an overall picture of what's going on from the article and without seeing the exact words of the judge/court. But I find it somewhat alarming that a court would define "journalist" as someone "affiliated with a media organization." Regardless of what happened in this case, that would impact a lot of hyperlocal bloggers if it becomes the standard. Yeah, it’s hard to get an overall picture of what’s going on from the article and without seeing the exact words of the judge/court. But I find it somewhat alarming that a court would define “journalist” as someone “affiliated with a media organization.” Regardless of what happened in this case, that would impact a lot of hyperlocal bloggers if it becomes the standard.

]]> By: Jennifer Deseo http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/new-jersey-court-says-blogger-is-not-a-journalist/comment-page-1/#comment-4224 Jennifer Deseo Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:41:50 +0000 http://www.hyperlocalblogger.com/?p=1076#comment-4224 The Star-Ledger article was poorly written, but I think the issue here was the woman's comments on a message board. If they were unsubstantiated claims, then I wouldn't consider her a journalist, either. The Star-Ledger article was poorly written, but I think the issue here was the woman’s comments on a message board. If they were unsubstantiated claims, then I wouldn’t consider her a journalist, either.

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