My perspective is this won't have a chilling effect on real journalism. This, to me, simply re-iterates the ingrained expectations of conduct that journalism a

My perspective is this won't have a chilling effect on real journalism. This, to me, simply re-iterates the ingrained expectations of conduct that journalism attempts to envelop and embrace as a profession. There are newsworthy stories, and there is muck raking. They are different, and on completely different ends of the integrity scale. Personally I like that the courts are a venue for recourse when there is perceived harm; sure, things could be improved mechanics wise but at least there's an attempt at "checks and balances" the way laws are written.