Bill > S2528

This bill, known as the Journalist Protection Act, amends the United States Code to provide penalties for assaulting journalists. Specifically, it defines "journalist" as an individual who gathers and disseminates news or information through various media platforms, and it establishes criminal penalties of up to 3 years in prison for causing bodily injury to a journalist during newsgathering activities, and up to 6 years for causing serious bodily injury. The bill aims to protect journalists by criminalizing acts of violence that are intended to intimidate or impede their newsgathering work, which is recognized as being essential to the public interest.