Determined Wolf marches on

Breaking news broke out Tuesday in the journalism world. Josh Wolf was released from prison after serving seven and half months. He fought for protection of his tape, which captured criminal activity, and he failed to disclose this evidence to law enforcement officials. He is also fighting for more journalism rights for all "journalists". Wolf claims he is going to take up this issue with Congress and lobby for a shield law.

Wolf has definitely marked his place in history, but will Congress ever grant him his wish for more journalism protection? I don't think Congress will give in with where it stands on this issue simply because today, we have journalism bloggers, You Tubers, and much more that appear online. Journalists have now fallen into a category which has become way too broad of a group. A vast majority of these people are not professional journalists either, yet they are still considered journalists because they bring news to the public eye.

If all these "journalists" were granted more freedom, then our society would face great danger. Anyone could hide evidence of a crime, whether it be petty or heinous. That's just down right scary. The law enforcement works with the government to keep us safe and secure. As Hobbes says, we must give up rights we have in the state of nature in hopes others will also give up rights, so we can achieve peace.