South Dakota Codified Laws 19-2-14. Definitions pertaining to journalist and newscaster privilege
Terms used in §§ 19-2-14 to 19-2-20, inclusive, mean:
(1) “Journalist,” any person who, for pay, is engaged in gathering, preparing, collecting, writing, editing, filming, taping, or photographing news for publication in or with a newspaper, magazine, news agency, press association, wire service, or other professional medium or agency that has as one of its principal functions the processing and researching of news intended for publication. The term includes any person who is an employee of, or who is otherwise affiliated for pay with, the medium or agency and any student enrolled at an accredited university, college, or technical school in this state who otherwise meets the requirements of this subdivision;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 19-2-14
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) “Magazine,” any publication containing news that is published and distributed periodically for at least one year, has a paid circulation, and has been entered with the United States Postal Service as periodicals-class material;
(3) “News,” any written, oral, pictorial, photographic, or electronically recorded information or communication concerning local, national, or worldwide events or other matters of public concern or public interest or affecting the public welfare;
(4) “News agency,” any organization that supplies news to subscribing newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and news broadcasters;
(5) “Newscaster,” any person who, for pay, is engaged in gathering, preparing, collecting, writing, editing, filming, taping, or broadcasting news on a radio or television station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission. The term includes any student enrolled at an accredited university, college, or technical school in this state who meets the requirements of this subdivision;
(6) “Newspaper,” any legal newspaper as defined under §§ 17-2-2.1 to 17-2-2.5, inclusive;
(7) “Press association,” any association of newspapers or magazines formed to gather and distribute news to its members;
(8) “Wire service,” any news agency that provides syndicated news copy by wire to subscribing newspapers, magazines, periodicals, or news broadcasters.
Source: SL 2019, ch 102, § 1.