As of December 2011,each state that had adopted a shield law defined the critical term "journalist" as "a person engaged in the business of either gathering or reporting news."

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As of December 2011, not every state with a shield law had the same definition for "journalist," and the specific language such as "a person engaged in the business of either gathering or reporting news" varied among states. Shield laws and their definitions of who qualifies as a journalist differ by jurisdiction.

As of December 2011,each State That Had Adopted a Shield