Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal
Abstract
The note argues that the legal distinction between professional journalists and social media actors has blurred due to the universal accessibility of public digital platforms. It proposes eliminating the requirement of institutional affiliation for the reporter's privilege, suggesting instead that any individual who satisfies the Von Bulow factors regarding the intent to disseminate information to the public should be eligible for the privilege.
Disciplines
Communications Law | Evidence | First Amendment | Law
Recommended Citation
Stephan Toljan,
YouTube Journalists and the Future of The Fourth Estate: The Fine Line Between Journalism and Entertainment,
44
Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J.
477
(2026).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoaelj/vol44/iss2/7