Lawmaker Proposes Registry for Journalists
Idea blasted as ‘ridiculous and totally unconstitutional’
(Greenville Online) – State Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Laurens, filed a bill in the S.C. State House Tuesday to establish a “responsible journalism registry.”
The registry would be run by the S.C. Secretary of State’s office.
The bill would “establish requirements for persons before working as a journalist for a media outlet and for media outlets before hiring a journalist,” a summary of the bill reads.
The bill, if passed, would include registration fees and set fines and criminal penalties.
Details of the proposal were not available online Tuesday afternoon, only a summary of the proposal.
The proposed registry “is ridiculous and totally unconstitutional,” said Bill Rogers, executive director of the S.C. Press Association. The State newspaper is a member of the Press Association.
The government can’t require journalists to register, Rogers said.
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/19/sc-lawmaker-proposes-registry-journalists/79014384/
No comments:
Post a Comment