have honored the teenager who recorded the murder of george floyd darnell fraser filmed his death at the hands of a police officer on her mobile phone. the footage taken in may last year, sparks of public outcry, mass protests, and helped secure conviction. president jordan has moved from washington d. c. hill. it surprises are perhaps the most prestigious in american print journalism. and this award for darnell of fraser, the 17 year old at the time, who used her cell phone to record the murder of george floyd. at the behest of derek show, then the former ra minneapolis police officer earned her a special citation essentially because she performed as a journalist. she recorded that moment and she said that she suffered great emotional trauma because of it. but she also was said recently that because of what she did, it was possible for derek children to be convicted of george boyd's murder and to be sent to prison for the rest of his life, a pending appeal. it's also worth noting that her hometown newspaper, the minneapolis star tribune, did when the breaking news prize for its cove

and this award for darnell of fraser, the 17 year old at the time, who used her cell phone to record the murder of george floyd. at the behest of derek show, then the former ra minneapolis police officer earned her a special citation essentially because she performed as a journalist. she recorded that moment and she said that she suffered great emotional trauma because of it. but she also was said recently that because of what she did, it was possible for derek children to be convicted of george floyd's murder and to be sent to prison for the rest of his life, a pending appeal. it's also worth noting that her hometown newspaper, the minneapolis star tribune, did when the breaking news prize for its coverage of george floyd's murder and of the immediate impact on the twin cities community in the state of minnesota. and indeed, nationwide that is the 2nd highest ranking people. it surprised the number one prize went to the new york times for covering the other major story of 2020, here in the united states. and of course, around the world, the covert pandemic. it's worth noting that most of the awards either dea

what about online blogs or darnell of fraser who filmed the murder of george floyd and won a pulitzerze special citation because of her courageous act? where do you draw the line about who would be covered by such a red shield? i'll open it up to the witnesses to answer that question. i know you put some of that in your prepared testimony >> my objection to the current legislation is that it follows a rather dated definition of journalism. it specifies that as part of your livelihood notes you should have a supervisor editor that is overseeing your work. the media has changed dramatically and today, many bloggers perform many of the same functions as reporters. many reporters are looking more like bloggers. there engaged to the degree that they did so you see emerging and you have what are called net new users who today the polls show people now mix the sources of their media. internet and traditional sources. more people get their news from social media today the newspapers. so we have to as we talk about technology changing we also have to update our view of what a journalism is . t