Comments on: Citizen journalists banned from video reporting of violence in France http://citizenmediawatch.com/index.php/2007/03/07/citizen-journalists-banned-from-video-reporting-of-violence-in-france/ Keeping an eye on Tom, Dick and Harry being very creative Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lotta Holmström http://citizenmediawatch.com/index.php/2007/03/07/citizen-journalists-banned-from-video-reporting-of-violence-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-5375 Lotta Holmström Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:56:20 +0000 http://citizenmediawatch.com/index.php/2007/03/07/citizen-journalists-banned-from-video-reporting-of-violence-in-france/#comment-5375 David, thanks for the clarification on that. Would they be considered journalists even if they reported something on a blog on their free time? David, thanks for the clarification on that. Would they be considered journalists even if they reported something on a blog on their free time?

]]> By: David Monniaux http://citizenmediawatch.com/index.php/2007/03/07/citizen-journalists-banned-from-video-reporting-of-violence-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-5372 David Monniaux Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:31:26 +0000 http://citizenmediawatch.com/index.php/2007/03/07/citizen-journalists-banned-from-video-reporting-of-violence-in-france/#comment-5372 > I am assuming they have some kind of journalist card to define who’s a professional journalist. If not, it would be interesting to know how they distinguish between citizen and professional journalists. Citizen journalists are not recognized legally in any way. Professional journalists (defined as people earning more than half of their revenue from a journalistic activity in a press organization) get a press card. > I am assuming they have some kind of journalist card to define who’s a professional journalist. If not, it would be interesting to know how they distinguish between citizen and professional journalists.

Citizen journalists are not recognized legally in any way.

Professional journalists (defined as people earning more than half of their revenue from a journalistic activity in a press organization) get a press card.

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