Revision as of 14:27, 9 April 2010

SESSION ONE: Saving Journalism from Itself?

These pages are notes taken by Bill Densmore of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute while attending and participating April 9, 2010, in a one-day seminar at Harvard Law School: "Journalism's Digital Transition: Unique Legal Challenges and Opportunities." The event was organized by the Online Media Legal Network of the Berkshire Center for Internet & Society at Harvard. There are three panels; we'll build a page on each. THE CONFERENCE AGENDA HAS DETAILS ON PARTICIPANTS AND OVERVIEW TOPICS.

Five panelists are:

Michael Grygiel, of Hiscock & Barclay LLP, outside counsel to GateHouse Media
Sam Bayard, deputy director of the Online Media Legal Network at Berkman
R. David Hosp, of Goodwin Proctor LLP, outside counsel to The New York Times, and a published novelist
Bruce Brown, Baker and Hoesteler, Washington, D.C., former journalist at The Washington Post before law school. Would like to see an expansion of the hot news doctrine. Otherwise there is a "systemic free riding." He thinks the Hot News doctrine can be federalized. He thinks that would be consistent with keeping the Internet a vibrant speech area. He's not online.
Joseph Liu, Boston College Law School professor.

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+Five panelists are:
+*Michael Grygiel, of Hiscock & Barclay LLP, outside counsel to GateHouse Media
+*Sam Bayard, deputy director of the Online Media Legal Network at Berkman
+*R. David Hosp, of Goodwin Proctor LLP, outside counsel to The New York Times, and a published novelist
+*Bruce Brown, Baker and Hoesteler, Washington, D.C., former journalist at The Washington Post before law school. Would like to see an expansion of the hot news doctrine. Otherwise there is a "systemic free riding." He thinks the Hot News doctrine can be federalized. He thinks that would be consistent with keeping the Internet a vibrant speech area.  He's not online.
+*Joseph Liu, Boston College Law School professor.