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Sentencing Law and Policy
“Prosecutors Turn Tables on Student Journalists”
Main October 25, 2009"Prosecutors Turn Tables on Student Journalists" The title of this post is the headline of this notable article in this morning's New York Times. Though not quite…
LawSites
On the Language of Death: Tiptoing through the Tulips
Back when I was a young journalism student, I handed in a story that said someone had "passed away." My journalism professor nearly ... well ... killed me. "Pass away,"…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Journalist Ron Sylvester and innovative court reporting
I’m the newbie here at LexBlog, and I’ve noticed one thing right away. Kevin is always on Twitter. But that’s nothing new. Well, recently on Twitter, he discovered social media…
Media Law Prof Blog
International Criminal Tribunal Fines Journalist For Revealing Information
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has fined journalist Florence Hartmann $10,000 for revealing secret information about its proceedings in an article and book. Ms. Hartmann, who served…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Role of the Journalist
Chris Dent, University of Melbourne Law School, has published "'Journalists are the Confessors of the Public' Says One Foucaultian," in volume 9 of Journalism (2008). Here is the abstract. The article…
Texas Bar Blog
Honoring the Best in Texas Journalism
The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas and the State Bar teamed up to present the 2009 Texas Gavel Awards to nine Texas journalists on Friday during the FOIFT John…
Media Law Prof Blog
Robert Novak Dies
Columnist Robert Novak, who worked for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1966, and as an on-air debater on the CNN show Crossfire from 1980 to 2005, has died of a brain…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Blogger’s Scoop
The New York Times has this piece on the blogger who first suggested that the motive behind the deaths of Byrd and Melanie Billings was actually a contract hit.
The Right Coast
Some insight into the NYT Tom Smith
Frank Rich is apparently a really influential guy at the NY Times and in the island city generally. What an appalling thought. I can't remember ever have ready anything by…
Media Law Prof Blog
Laura Ling and Euna Lee Apparently Pardoned
The news is apparently good for two American journalists convicted and sentenced to prison terms in North Korea. President Kim Jong Il has pardoned them, according to the state-run news…