Way back near the end of 2005, Lot 49 reported that the Federal Election Commission had basically ruled that bloggers are journalists:
The Federal Election Commission today issued an advisory opinion that finds the Fired Up network of blogs qualifies for the “press exemption” to federal campaign finance laws. The press exemption, as defined by Congress, [...]
Posted January 3, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy. Tags: bias, blogger, bloggers, blogging, citizen journalism, citizen journalist, citizen journalists, eff, electronic frontier foundation, fec, federal election commission, fnc, fox, fox news, fox news channel, journalism, journalists, objectivity, politics, ruling. Be the first one.
Welcome the flacks. I don’t get many comments on stories here at MaisonBisson, so I was interested when I found a comment to my story about the Outfoxed documentary just an hour after I’d posted it.
Here’s my theory, and it’s supported by stories in Eric Alterman’s What Liberal Media and Al Franken’s Lies: conservative groups [...]
Posted July 13, 2004 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Politics & Controversy. Tags: al franken, blog, colmes, conservative, conservative groups, conservatives, deception, eric alterman, farenheit 9/11, fog of war, fox news, hannity, liberal, media, news, obi wan, outfoxed, personal attacks, political, politics, progressive, psychology, reframing, republican, tax money, taxes. 8 Comments.
