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Open Thread: Citizen Journalism Edition

The Online Journalism Review has a great article up.

There ought to be no special class of citizen called a "journalist." Anyone who does journalism, even if for just a moment in their lives, ought to enjoy the protections of the First Amendment when they choose to speak or to publish. Otherwise, we are ceding to unelected corporate employers the power to determine who gets First Amendment rights, or not.

Give it a read.  We are all "citizen journalists" and this latest attack on our rights will impact each and every one of us.

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