House Committee Votes To Define 'Journalists' and Delay Access to Certain Public Records

House Committee Votes To Define 'Journalists' and Delay Access to Certain Public Records [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"The measure is part of three-bill package aimed at impeding so-called “ambulance chasing” law firms.

Within the package, the legislation is apparently an attempt to deny "ambulance chasers” quick access to accident reports.

However, in that effort the bill sets out to define what does and doesn’t qualify as a “news publication.”

....The bill considers a journalist to be "an employee of a radio or television station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission" or "an employee of a newspaper."
A "newspaper" is said to include, "a newspaper of general circulation that is published at least once a week, include stories of general interest to the public, is used primarily for the dissemination of news, and may be published in hard copy form or on the Internet."