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Maybe, but it seems to follow from this judgement that you can write the exact same thing, with the same number of readers and the same impact on the public int

• anigbrowl 16y ago
  You don't have to be part of an existing media organization; there's a fundamental difference between publishing (eg by having your own blog) and just dumping it out there as a comment. With your own blog, you're staking out territory and making a claim to provide something - at least assuming you didn't set it up to disseminate this one thing, in which case it might be wiser to use wikileaks or somesuch. And then, there's a difference between just dumping stuff in public view and acting like an actual journalist by providing supplementary information, context and reaction from involved parties or expert commentators. I'm a big fan of using the internet for journalism, but to claim that title you've got to demonstrate a commitment to editorial standards and accuracy.