OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Blogger beware? State regulators are wondering whether online political activism amounts to lobbying, which could force Web-based activists to file public reports detailing their finances. In a collision of 21st century media and 1970s political reforms, the inquiry hints at a showdown over press freedoms for bloggers, whose self-published journals can shift between news reporting, opinion writing, political organizing and campaign fundraising. State officials are downplaying any possible media rights conflict, pointing out that regulators have already exempted journalistic blogging from previous guidelines for online campaign activity....end excerpt... new excerpt----- For most bloggers, Goldstein said, the work "is a hobby, a sideline. And yet they contribute greatly to the public debate and to the new journalism." "When you start talking about regulating Internet activity, you open up a Pandora's Box," he said.Wash. regulators ask: Can blogging be lobbying?
11/22/2008, 12:00 a.m. PSTThe Associated Press
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