New York Daily News veteran reporter Kenneth Lovett was briefly handcuffed and jailed for talking on his cell phone in the lobby of the New York State Senate Chambers. A sign in the lobby says cellphones aren’t allowed to be used in the chamber, but doesn’t...
(Story by Carol Thompson) Professional journalists have few, if any, financial worries if they are sued for defamation. The lawsuits are generally against the news organization with the journalist named as one of the defendants and in most instances legal costs...
As the world wades further and further into the Information Age, the definition of a journalist has continued morphing at a faster rate than ever. So what is a journalist? Is it a person acting as a watchdog of the government, or a spokesman for it? Is it a member of...
