{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4701","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 16-4701","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purpose of this chapter, the term “news media” means:\n\n(1)\nNewspapers;\n\n(2)\nMagazines;\n\n(3)\nJournals;\n\n(4)\nPress associations;\n\n(5)\nNews agencies;\n\n(6)\nWire services;\n\n(7)\nRadio;\n\n(8)\nTelevision; or\n\n(9)\nAny printed, photographic, mechanical, or electronic means of disseminating news and information to the public.","path":["Title 16. Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]","Chapter 47. Free Flow of Information."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/16-4701","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b6fc8619bce506a119f9a1f0001d1a1d97da1f1d48a3a10b537b49e7ed0466bb","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4605.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-16-4702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}