Sealing and the Medical Profession — Litigation as Fourth Estate?
There are some things we know nothing about until someone sues someone else. (I’ll forgive you if you’re thinking about marital disputes…) In the newsgathering context, this is extremely important. Well-heeled interests make a regular practice of hyper-secrecy as a way to preserve competitive advantages. Litigation often provides the only vehicle for reporters to find [...]
Thoughts on Shield Laws and Online Anonymity
As more Doe cases reach appellate review, I have to wonder if it would be possible for a news website to assert reporter’s privilege to protect the identities of online commenters. Here’s how the argument would run. The commenters are “sources” who provide information to the “reporter” in presumptive reliance on pseudonymity. The reporter “collects” [...]
YLS CONFERENCE TOMORROW! JOURNALISM AND THE NEW MEDIA ECOLOGY
November 13th and 14th will see a host of media people descend on New Haven to participate in two days of intensive panel discussions about the emerging media ecology. If you’re coming, we’re looking forward to meeting you for what promises to be a thought-provoking weekend. If you’re unable to make it up to New [...]
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