Would it be fair to suspect they know all about it and don’t intend to do a thing unless forced to? And had this involved an ordinary private citizen, they’d have posted all about it years ago? [More]The Bart Simpson line comes to mind: "I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, there's no way you can prove anything!"
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It would be great if Joe went all Homer Simpson on him.......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yfAtErJfes
Not gonna happen. But one can always dream.
Mr. Codrea:
That portion of the US Code states in part:
"Examples of news-media entities are television or radio stations broadcasting to the public at large and publishers of periodicals (but only if such entities qualify as disseminators of “news”) who make their products available for purchase by or subscription by or free distribution to the general public. These examples are not all-inclusive. Moreover, as methods of news delivery evolve (for example, the adoption of the electronic dissemination of newspapers through telecommunications services), such alternative media shall be considered to be news-media entities. A freelance journalist shall be regarded as working for a news-media entity if the journalist can demonstrate a solid basis for expecting publication through that entity, whether or not the journalist is actually employed by the entity. A publication contract would present a solid basis for such an expectation; the Government may also consider the past publication record of the requester in making such a determination."
With your work in both electronic format (this blog, for example) and all of your published articles (in the former SGN, and now in "Firearms News") can you not challenge this decision based on your "past publication record"?
So far that has not been the excuse used to withhold information-- he was just saying at some point I would not qualify for the "no pay" exemption -- if they held to that I would challenge it. I have letters from DoJ acknowledging my credentials if it comes to that, plus the IRS accepts the "freelance" designation on my damn taxes...
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