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The problem with defining ‘a journalist’

Cleland Thom writes in Press Gazette today about the list of requirements specified by an Oregon judge before a person could claim protection as a journalist in his court. Journalism education. Credentials or proof of any affiliation with any recognized news entity. Proof of adherence to journalistic standards such as editing, fact-checking, or disclosures of conflicts of interest. Keeping notes
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Video for journalists, NCTJ style – and no mention of the web

Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnghhhhhhhhh. That’s the sound of me groaning at the NCTJ’s new training filmĀ for trainee journalists on how to video journalism.