Journalism's Digital Transition: Unique Legal Challenges and Opportunities

Journalism's Digital Transition: Unique Legal Challenges and Opportunities

Online Media Legal Network
Friday, April 9, 2010
http://www.omln.org/conference/

The Berkman Center's Citizen Media Law Project and Cyberlaw Clinic are pleased to announce a one-day symposium and CLE program to celebrate the launch of the Online Media Legal Network (OMLN). OMLN is a legal referral service that connects qualifying online journalism ventures and digital media creators with lawyers willing to provide legal services on a pro bono or reduced-fee basis. It supports promising ventures and innovative thinkers in online and digital media by providing access to legal help that would otherwise be unavailable.

Registration Langdell North 9:30am-10:15am

Opening Remarks/Introduction to OMLN Langdell North 10:15am-10:30am

Saving Journalism from Itself?
Hot News, Copyright Fair Use and News Aggregation Langdell North 10:30am-12:00pm

Lunch speaker Speaker: Joshua Benton - Director, Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University

Building and Managing Online Communities - Anonymity, Defamation and Privacy, Oh My! 1:15-2:55

The Future of Journalism: Law and Ethics in a Changing Media Ecosystem

Reception