Should Shellee Hale Be Protected Under Press Sheild?

[Hell Puppy]

I would have to weigh intent.

If the intent is to provide the public with news and information, then I see no difference in the manner of publication or credentials of the writer.

If the intent is other, especially self serving or intending only to damage someone, then it shouldn't be protected.

[RawAlex]

if intent to damage was the standard, then Rush Limbaugh and the Drudge Report would both have been shut down a long time ago. The standard isn't intent, it hinges on the truth, or at least information from sources that say it is so.