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Several courts have ruled that you do not have to be professional journalist to be protected by "freedom of the press". Most new stations ask for our pictures and videos of events taking place, in today's society everyone is a journalist.

This article gives both sides when it comes to freedom of the press, specifically dealing with video taping and or recording law enforcement while they are on duty. It also questions that fact that is there any difference between the news media recording something and a by standard recording the same thing.