Open Government Act to recognise Bloggers as legitimate journalists: Importantly for bloggers, the Cornyn-Leahy legislation grants privileged FOIA fees for bloggers and writers for Internet outlets, providing the same status as old media and will protect access to FOIA fee waivers for legitimate journalists, regardless of institutional association - including bloggers and other Internet-based journalists.
This act potentially opens up a new sphere in bloggers investigating and reporting on Government information and demonstrates a true maturity of the medium, now recognised at the highest levels of Government.
