Citizen journalists and the law
The universe amateur of bloggers, podcasters, photographers and videographers is growing at the same time the professional news industry seems to be contracting. Scott Gant says the laws which protect journalists and afford them special access are not keeping up with the times.
Gant, who practices constitutional and media law, is author of the new book "We're All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age."
A fan of citizen media, Gant argues that journalism should be treated as an activity rather than a profession - so that the rights and privileges of professional journalists would apply to anyone engaged in journalistic practices.