August 11, 2013 • 11:51 AM
WHO IS A JOURNALIST?
As the U.S. Congress debates a national shield law to protect journalists, central to the debate is who is a journalist? Perhaps no issue better demonstrates how far some people’s interpretation of the Constitution has strayed from our Founding Fathers intent. (Read the full column at EWRoss.com)
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