Do Bloggers Deserve Legal Protection Like Journalists?

Let’s not get sidetracked by a discussion about legal protection for journalists at this point in time.

While examining whether bloggers are journalists, this Christian Science Monitor article mentions a case in California where the computer company Apple is trying to force bloggers to reveal their sources for leaked news about new products. An attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation believes bloggers should be protected like journalists are in places where there are shield laws.

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