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It’ll be interesting to see how this turns out. Is a journalist someone who prints out a press badge? Can YouTubers with mics go out there and shadow people w
by mc32 9mo ago
It’ll be interesting to see how this turns out.
Is a journalist someone who prints out a press badge? Can YouTubers with mics go out there and shadow people who’re going to commit crime?
If you witness a crime in progress and record it presumably that’s okay. If you know a crime is going to be committed in advance and you record it but don’t get involved in the crime, are you an accessory of some sort?
Like if you know your friends are going to snatch purses at ATMs but you’re not part of it and only film it to uploads to YouTube, are you in trouble?
Because he was previously a newscaster of a reputable organization, he’ll likely get more leeway and likely will face light if any penalties.
- mcphage 9mo ago> Is a journalist someone who prints out a press badge? What difference does that make? Are you suggesting Don Lemon merely printed out a press badge?
- IAmBroom 9mo agoA bunch of silly hypotheticals, dressed up as arguments. A journalist is anyone who reports the news. Period. If you call your newspaper and tell them about government agents murdering suspects (not a hypothetical, BTW), you are doing the work of a journalist.