It's Official: Bloggers Are 'Journalists' Too

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Today seems to be both Good Friday and “News About the State of Journalism Day”, so here’s another revelation that shouldn’t surprise you: bloggers are now journalists too–at least in the eyes of the law.

Since the story in question occurred in the state of Florida, also known as the source for 95% of Gawker’s traffic, the details are a little weird.

Basically, a blogger wrote a post making fun of a guy charged with shooting two dogs that he supposedly mistook for wolves.

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