Iowa Retains Media/Non-Media Distinction, Leaving Bloggers Vulnerable

(cross posted at the Citizen Media Law Project; a related article on this topic appears in the Gateway Journalism Review)
I've already written several posts about the overblown predictions that a ruling involving an Oregon blogger (now on appeal) would have dire consequences for bloggers in that state. But a recent decision by Iowa's Supreme Court on who can be considered "news media" under Iowa law may truly endanger bloggers and other online contributors in the Hawkeye State.