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Media
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The Right Coast
Althouse: “Dead Ambassador dragged through streets, MSM furious at Romney criticism of Obama.”
The media strains "to shift the focus from the Obama administration s failure to protect our embassies and for its apologies (both before and after the attack on the Cairo…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Wasserman on Marder, McElroy on Cameras in the Federal Courts
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Now available on the Courts Law section of JOTWELL is an essay by Prof. Howard Wasserman (Florida International) entitled SCOTUS in Focus: Two Takes on Cameras in the Federal Courts.…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
AP ‘Trash’ Abortion Story Lambasted by Rachel Maddow
MSNBC: AP stands behind abortion story Rachel Maddow called 'trash', by Zachary Roth: The Associated Press is standing behind a recent story—labelled "trash" by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow—on the ongoing political fallout from…
Hawktalk
Guilt by innuendo: recent press reporting of Google’s StreetView affair demonstrates need for enhanced protection for individuals
By Amber Hawk
I think 99.999% of people in the UK have never met, or heard of, Mr. Stephen McCartney. Those attending data protection conferences might recall him speaking about his policy role…
Media Law Prof Blog
Five Films About the Media
CNN's John P. Avlon offers his list of five movies that "get it right" when it comes to depicting life in the newsroom. See the list here.
Media Law Prof Blog
Symposium on Media and the Law at St. Thomas Law School
The St. Thomas Law Review (Miami) is hosting a symposium on Media and the Law: Adjusting Trial Strategy in Light of Media Portrayal and Public Perception. The keynote speaker is…
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…
Sentencing Law and Policy
China’s popular reality show: “Interviews Before Execution”
Main March 3, 2012China's popular reality show: "Interviews Before Execution" This lengthy Daily Mail piece tells the remarkable story of a remarkable hit on Chinese television. The piece carries this…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Louisiana Congressman Takes The Onion’s Planned Parenthood Satire For Fact
The Hill: Lawmaker office duped by The Onion's Planned Parenthood Satire, by Justin Sink:Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) fell victim to satirical news outlet The Onion on Friday, reposting a story facetiously…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Lowe’s Islamophobia and Message of Intolerance
From Elizabeth Potter of Unity Productions Foundation:Recently, Lowe’s Home Improvement pulled its ads from the TLC show All-American Muslim in response to an organization claiming the show "falsely humanized Muslims in…