This is an issue that has come up, particularly from smaller ethnic media news organizations. It's specifically in the context where there may be a family member involved, for example, in the operation of the news business. It's a recognition that typically, in your usual kind of employer-employee relationship, there's an arm's-length nature there. This is clarifying that you can have a journalist who is not at arm's length from the news business.
On December 2nd, 2022. See this statement in context.