Cross-posted at dkos http://www.dailykos.com/story/…
Update: Please see my update in comment #6 below. This thing looks as if it is much less a concern for the ordinary essayist/diarist than I thought!
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THIS AFFECTS ALL BLOGGERS/CITIZEN JOURNALISTS
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Thanks to kos himself, and to kossack WilliamKWolfrom, and AMERICAblogger John Aravosis, I am now aware of Senators Durbin and Feinstein’s efforts to deny citizens who do citizen journalism the benefits of the same shield law which protects professional journalists.