court says bloggers are not journalists

[dogtowner]

ok maybe they are and maybe they're not

at question is sheilding annomous sources but I'm having a real problem with this

Hernandez said Cox was not a journalist because she offered no professional qualifications as a journalist or legitimate news outlet. She had no journalism education, credentials or affiliation with a recognized news outlet, proof of adhering to journalistic standards such as editing or checking her facts, evidence she produced an independent product or evidence she ever tried to get both sides of the story.

this HAS to be a joke but its not the Onion.