No. That puts the government in control of deciding who is, and is not, the press. Which is contrary to the letter and spirit of the First Amendment, which was,

No. That puts the government in control of deciding who is, and is not, the press. Which is contrary to the letter and spirit of the First Amendment, which was, in fact, explicitly, written to preclude that possibility. Your statement is also dead wrong on the face of it. https://amazonpublishing.amazon.com https://amazonpublishing.amazon.com