Leading communications law experts from across the nation will gather to discuss hot topics in Federal Communications Commission and regulatory matters at the 25th Annual Forum on Communications Law Conference, Feb. 6-8 in Austin, Texas.
Topics of discussion will include advertising and promotions, legislation, entertainment, ethics, libel and privacy, cross-border vetting, reporter’s privilege and social media.
Program highlights include:
• “Twenty-Five Years Later: McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission,” — In 1995, the Supreme Court upheld the First Amendment rights of activist Margaret McIntyre, charged with a crime, to distribute anonymous political leaflets at a public meeting. Since then, a lot of important journalism — and a lot of really hateful speech — has rested on the same rights of anonymity that McIntyre won. This panel will discuss whether in today’s political environment, the court would decide her case the same way — and should it?
• “Preparing for the Future, Celebrating the Past,”— This panel will discuss best practices in communications law and discuss future challenges in the industry. Moderating the panel is Lynn Carrillo, vice president of legal, NBC Universal News Group, Miami.
• “Women in Communications Law” — The authors of “There’s No Crying in Newsrooms: What Women Have Learned about What It Takes to Lead,” Kristin Grady Gilger and Julia Wallace will share leadership stories of women who pushed through barriers at media organizations.
• “In Harm’s Aftermath: Covering the News in Violent Times” — This panel will examine the media’s role in covering tragedy and accessing public documents. Recent mass shootings in Texas and Florida will be discussed and the issue of the public’s right to know amid the states’ interest in prosecuting the offender and protecting the privacy of victims and their families. The panel will feature Steve Perkins, husband of Glenda Ann Perkins, a substitute teacher at Santa Fe High School who was killed in the May 18, 2018 mass shooting at the Texas school.
• “Breaking News! Fake News and Deep Fakes and Their Impact on American Democracy”— Panelists will tackle such questions as what technological developments are enabling a proliferation of fake news and deep fakes? Left unchecked, how will current technology impact the media? Do these developments have the potential to disrupt our democracy? And, are current legislative proposals attempting to address these developments a possible solution?
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