federal shield bill

Shield-Law Amendment Excludes Unpaid Bloggers

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 23, 2009 at 4:19 pm PT

A recent amendment to the federal shield bill being considered in the Senate will exclude non-“salaried” journalists and bloggers from the proposed law’s protections. The law, called the Free Flow of Information Act, is intended to prevent journalists from being forced to divulge confidential sources, except in cases such as witnessing crimes or acts of terrorism.