At the core of a suit: Are bloggers reporters too?
Xinhua
[excerpted from New York Times...]
"In the physical world, being labeled a journalist may confer little prestige and may even evoke some contempt. But being a journalist can also confer certain privileges, like the right to keep sources confidential. And for that reason many bloggers, a scrappy legion of online commentators and pundits, would like to be considered reporters, too. "
"A lawsuit filed in California by Apple Computer is drawing the courts into that question: who should be considered a journalist? "
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