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… Senators spar over definition of ‘journalist’ in seeking to protect them | McClatchy.

Feinstein suggested that the definition comprise only journalists who make salaries, saying it should be applied just to "real reporters." 

Well, that would eliminate a lot of people, including many newspaper employees. These days everybody wants to be a pundit. Real reporting is hard work. Not that punditry isn't journalism of a sort.

RWell,more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/08/01/198338/senators-spar-over-definition.html#.Ufu9vMu9KSM#swell,thatwouldeliminatew