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Journalism
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Media Law Prof Blog
The First Amendment and a Definition of the Press
Chris Edelson, American University, has published Lies, Damned Lies, and Journalism: Why Journalists are Failing to Vindicate First Amendment Values and How a New Definition of 'The Press' Can Help.…
Food Safety News
Letter From the Editor: Watergate
By Dan Flynn
Before we begin, here's a quick history lesson for those age 40 and under. Watergate was the 1972 political scandal stemming from the June break-in at the Democratic National Committee…
Media Law Prof Blog
Aaron Sorkin’s New Journalism Drama
Tim Goodman of the Hollywood Reporter gives us an early review of the new HBO drama The Newsroom, which stars Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer. He says it's identifiable Sorkin:…
Boundary Dispute Law Blog
Reflections on The Economist’s Lexington writer Peter David’s Passing
By Bob Zierman
Ever noticed that writers and contributors to The Economist are not provided a byline. Generally, this is a bad sign. As I recall from anEdward Tuftee presentation, every document should have the author's name on…
International Law Prof Blog
Regina Martinez, Journalist, Murdered in Mexico
The United Nations human rights office voiced alarm over the killing of a journalist in Mexico over the weekend, and condemned what it said is a “disturbing trend” of media…
Media Law Prof Blog
Remembering Mike Wallace
A roundup of remembrances of the late Mike Wallace. From the New York Times (and also here), CNN, from the MinnPost, from Andrew Heyward for Time, and from his longtime colleagues at…
Food Safety News
Letter From The Editor: Reader Survey
By Dan Flynn
Enough results are in from the 2012 Food Safety News Reader Survey for a 47-page report to have hit my desk by the time I returned from California late last…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Journalist Wins Award for Immigration “Shattered Families”
Colorlines.com reporter Seth Freed Wessler has been awarded the 2012 Hillman Prize, one of the most prestigious honors a journalist can receive, for his “Shattered Families” investigation of the intersection…
Food Safety News
Letter from the Editor: A Tabloid Exercise
By Dan Flynn
Rupert Murdoch's global media empire is so massive and intertwined that it would take a few thousand words just to lay out the known facts about it. Trust me that…
Media Law Prof Blog
Andrew Breitbart Dies
Conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart has died. Coverage here from the Hollywood Reporter; here from CNN.