The Blotter: CIA, NSA See Bloggers as Journalists
Back on July 26, 2007, the American Broadcasting Company's (ABC') Justin Rood asked in a post at The Blotter, an ABC network blog: "Are bloggers part of the news media? The U.S. government -- led by two of its most secretive agencies -- is increasingly saying, "Yes, they are," he reported. See "Spy Agency OKs Bloggers as Journalists.
Rood said, "Despite the rap that bloggers simply "bloviate" and "don't try to find things out," as conservative newspaper columnist Robert Novak once sniffed, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have altered policies to indicate they're taking blogs seriously, and a growing number of public offices are actively reaching out to the blogosphere."
Rood's post provides no link to documents verifying his report. By the way, I learned about his post on August 12, 2007, while reading a Slashdot post headlined "US Spy Agencies See Bloggers as Journalists.
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