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Past MLRC/LDRC Events

 

MLRC Annual Dinners

MLRC Annual Dinner 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

"Presidency in the Press"
Martha Raddatz Moderates A Panel On The Presidency And The Press With Michael Beschloss, David Gergen And Joe Lockhart

 MLRC Annual Dinner 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007

"Witnesses to our Time: Independent Voices of the Documentary"
Panel moderated byJudy Woodruff, Senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer; Lowell Bergman Producer/correspondent for FRONTLINE; Heidi Ewing Director of Jesus Camp Director of The Boys of Baraka; and Alex Gibney Director and writer of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to David Fanning, Executive Producer of FRONTLINE

MLRC Annual Dinner 2006
Wednesday, November 16, 2006

"Reporting on National Security under Threat of Indictment"
Panelists: Dana Priest, The Washington Post; David Remnick, The New Yorker; James Risen, The New York Times; Pierre Thomas, ABC News.  Moderator: Bob Schieffer, CBS News.

MLRC Annual Dinner 2005
Wednesday, November 9, 2005

"A Discussion on the Reporter’s Privilege"
Panelists: Matt Cooper, TIME Magazine; Judith Miller, The New York Times; Congressman Mike Pence, R-6th District of Indiana; and Jim Taricani, WJAR-TV, NBC 10.  Moderator: Terry Moran, ABC News.

MLRC Annual Dinner 2004
Wednesday, November 17, 2004

"A Conversation between Ted Turner and Tom Brokaw"
with Ted Turner, Turner Enterprises, Inc., and Tom Brokaw, "NBC Nightly News"

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to Ted Turner, Chairman, Turner Enterprises, Inc.; Introduction by Tom Johnson, Former Chairman and CEO, CNN


MLRC Annual Dinner 2003
Wednesday, November 12, 2003

"In the Trenches Revisted: War Reporting and the First Amendment-Part II"
Panelists:  Cheryl Diaz Meyer, The Dallas Morning News; Mary Beth Sheridan, The Washington Post; and Michael Weisskopf, TIME Magazine. Moderator: Brian Williams, NBC News.

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to Howard H "Tim" Hays, former owner and publisher, Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Cal.; Presented by Gary B. Pruitt, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, The McClatchy Company

LDRC Annual Dinner 2002
Wednesday, November 13, 2002

"In the Trenches: War Reporting and the First Amendment"
Panelists: Seymour Hersh, The New Yorker; John Kifner, The New York Times; and Bob Simon, CBS News. Moderator: Ted Koppel, ABC News "Nightline"

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to war correspondents (collectively).

LDRC Annual Dinner 2001
Wednesday, November 7, 2001

A Conversation with: Benjamin C. Bradlee, The Washington Post; Don Hewitt, CBS News; and Diane Sawyer, ABC News. Moderator: Walter Isaacson, CNN.

LDRC Annual Dinner 2000
Monday, November 13, 2000

20 Years: Law, Lawsuits, Lawyers – Their Legacy for News
Panelists:  Alex MacLeod, The Seattle Times; Brian Ross, ABC News; David Schneiderman, Village Voice Media; P. Cameron DeVore, Esq., Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; and Victor Kovner, Esq., Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.  Moderator: Floyd Abrams, Esq., Cahill Gordon & Reindel

LDRC Annual Dinner 1999
Wednesday, November 10, 1999

Sullivan in the Year 2000: Will it – Should it – Survive?
Panelists: Harold Evans, U.S. News & World Report, New York Daily News; Nina Totenberg, NPR; and Jeff Greenfield, CNN, Time

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to Floyd Abrams, Esq., Cahill Gordon & Reindel; Presented by Dan Abrams, NBC News

LDRC Annual Dinner 1998
Wednesday, November 11, 1998

Introduction: Walter Cronkite, CBS News

Keynote: Congressman John Lewis, D-Fifth District of Georgia

Discussion with Karl Fleming, Prime Time Communications; Reuvan Frank, NBC News; Vernon Jarrett, Channel 7, WLS-TV; and Jack Nelson, Los Angeles Times.  Moderator: Terry Adamson, Esq., National Geographic.

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to civil rights journalists of the 1950's and 1960's (collectively).

LDRC Annual Dinner 1997
Wednesday, November 12, 1997

Justice Brennan Remembered
Floyd Abrams, Cahill Gordon & Reindel

Tribute to Fred Friendly
Joseph A. Califano, Jr., The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to Fred Friendly; Presented By Robert J. Hawley, Esq., The Hearst Corporation

"Hot News, Good Journalists and Hard Choices: A Fred Friendly Seminar"
Panelists:  Floyd Abrams, Cahill Gordon & Reindel; Joseph A. Califano, Jr., The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University; Lyle Denniston, The Baltimore Sun; Jerry Nachman, New York Post, WCBS-TV; Dan Rather, CBS News; E.R. Shipp, Columbia University, New York Daily News; and John J. Walsh, Esq., Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.  Moderator: Professor Charles Nesson, Harvard Law School.

LDRC Annual Dinner 1996
Thursday, November 7, 1996

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to Arthur Ochs Sulzberger and Katherine Graham to Honor the 25th Anniversary of the Pentagon Papers Decision

Keynote Address: David Halberstam, author (The Best and The Brightest, The Powers That Be, The Reckoning), journalist (The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine)

LDRC Annual Dinner 1995
Thursday, November 9, 1995

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to Justice Harry A. Blackmun
Presented By Solomon B. Watson IV, Esq., The New York Times

Special Tribute by Justice Blackmun’s Daughters: Sally and Susan Blackmun

Introductory Remarks: P. Cameron DeVore, Esq., Davis Wright Tremaine and Luther T. Munford, Esq., Phelps Dunbar

LDRC Annual Dinner 1994

Presentation of MLRC’s William J. Brennan, Jr. Defense of Freedom Award to Dr. Jan Moor-Jankowski.

LDRC Annual Dinner 1993

LDRC Annual Dinner 1992
November 4, 1992

A Tribute to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.: New York Times v. Sullivan and the Judicial Role in the Advancement of Free Expression and Peaceful Social Change

Presentation of MLRC’s Defense of Freedom Award to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

MLRC Pre-Dinner Forums

2008 MLRC Pre-Dinner Forum
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The Digital Distribution Of Content: Key Technologies And The Future Of The Media Business
Speakers: Michael Zimbalist, The New York Times Company; Matt Straznitskas, Mediaedge:cia; Dave Morgan, The Tennis Company LLC

 2007 MLRC Pre-Dinner Forum
Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Media Going Digital: Advising Clients on their Internet Operations
Speakers: Andy Mar, Microsoft Corporation; Jon Hart, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson; Karole Morgan-Prager, The McClatchy Company; Ken Richieri, The New York Times Company; Cliff Sloan, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive; Moderated by Barbara Wall, Gannett   

  • Written materials: includes the following:
    • Internet Law: A Field Guide (excerpts; 2007)
    • Media Blogs: Spotting and Mitigating Their Risks (Sept. 2006)
    • Liability for Online Content: Legal Actions Of Interest (October 2007)
    • Court Applies Functional Test to Find Blogger Is a Journalist (October 2007)
    • New Challenges and Familiar Themes in the Recent Case Law Considering Section 230 (Dec. 2006)
    • Amicus Brief, Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommate.com (brief submitted Nov. 1, 2007)
    • California Supreme Court and Illinois Federal Court Address Scope of Sec. 230 Immunity (November 2006)
    • Ninth Circuit Applies Single Publication Rule to Internet Posting (March 2006)
    • Texas Federal Court Applies Single Publication Rule to the Internet: Issue of First Impression in the State (October 2006)
    • Florida Appeals Court to Hear Online Libel Case: Will Decide If Retraction Statute and Single Publication Rule Apply Online (March 2007)
    • Newspaper’s Online Version a “Separate Edition” for Purposes of Single Publication Rule (September 2007)
    • Fair Use of Entire Copyrighted Works: What’s Fair Now? (January 2007)
    • California’s Shield Law Covers Websites (May 2006)
    • Texas Federal Court Dismisses Internet Libel Suit (July 2006)
    • Second Circuit Affirms No Jurisdiction Over Consumer Gripe Website (June 2007)

2006 MLRC Pre-Dinner Forum
Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Espionage Act and Related Statutes

2005 MLRC Pre-Dinner Forum
Wednesday, November 8, 2005

Blogs, Bloggers, and the Changing Media Business
Speakers: Jonathan Hart, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson; Jeff Jarvis, BuzzMachine.com; Ken Richieri, The New York Times Company; Sherrese Smith, Washington Post/Newsweek Interactive; Corinna Ulrich, Belo Corp.; Dale Cohen, Moderator

2004 MLRC Pre-Dinner Forum
Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Reporter's Privilege
Speakers: Floyd Abrams, Cahill Gordon & Reindel; Kevin Baine, Williams & Connelly; Ted Boutrous, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; Jon Donnellan, Hearst Corporation; Paul Smith, Jenner & Block; moderated by Susan Weiner, NBC Universal

NAA / NAB / MLRC Media Law Conferences

NAA / NAB / MLRC 2008 Media Law Conference
September 17-19, 2008; Chantilly, Virginia

Protecting the First Amendment in Challenging Times

NAA / NAB / MLRC 2006 Media Law Conference
September 27-29, 2006; Alexandria, Virginia

Protecting the First Amendment in Challenging Times

NAA / NAB / LDRC 2004 Media Law Conference
September 29 - October 1, 2004; Alexandria, Va.

Forty Years After New York Times v. Sullivan: Problems, Possibilities and Answers

NAA / NAB / LDRC 2002 Libel Conference
September 12 - 14, 2002; Alexandria, Va.

A First Amendment Odyssey

NAA / NAB / LDRC 1999 Libel Conference
September 22 - 24, 1999; Arlington, Va.

Back to First Principles

NAA / NAB / LDRC 1997 Libel Conference
September 20 - 22, 1997; Reston, Va.

Media Defense in the Twenty-First Century

NAA / NAB / LDRC 1995 Libel Conference
September 20 - 22, 1995; McLean, Va.

New Media, New Torts, New Threats: Libel Defense in the Next Century

NAA / NAB / LDRC 1993 Libel Conference
October 6 - 8, 1993; Tysons Corners, Va.

After Masson, Milkovitch and Connaughton: Trials in the Trenches of Truth

ANPA / NAB / LDRC 1991 Libel Conference
September 25 - 27, 1991; Boston

Defamation Law After Justice Brennan: What Course Will We Steer Without the Author of New York Times v. Sullivan?

ANPA / NAB / LDRC [1989] Libel / Privacy Conference
August 24 - 26, 1989; Seattle

A Guide to Building Winning Strategies

ANPA / NAB / LDRC [1983] Conference
August 25 - 26, 1983; Chicago

Libel: A Practical Workshop for Defense Counsel

MLRC London Conferences

MLRC London Conference 2007
September 17-18, 2007; Stationers Hall

MLRC London Conference 2005
September 19-20, 2005; Stationers Hall

MLRC London Conference 2003
September 22-23, 2003; Stationers Hall

Developments in UK, European and International Libel, Privacy and Newsgathering Laws

LDRC Forum on English Libel and Privacy Law
May 11-12, 1998

MLRC / Southwestern Conferences

MLRC / Southwestern Conference 2008
Jan. 2008; Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, Cal. 

The Digital Earthquake: Groundbreaking Changes Affecting Entertainment and Media Law

 MLRC / Southwestern Conference 2007
Jan. 2007; Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, Cal. 

 Legal Challenges of Integrating Traditional Media and Entertainment Into a Digital Environment

 MLRC / Southwestern Conference 2006
Jan. 2006; Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, Cal. 

Media Creativity in a Changing Legal and Regulatory Environment

MLRC / Southwestern Conference 2005
Jan. 27, 2005; Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, Cal. 

I’m A Lawyer, Help Me Out Here! Key Issues In Entertainment and Media Law

 MLRC / Southwestern Conference 2004
Jan. 29, 2004; Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, Cal. 

The New Reality: Current Legal Issues in Fact-Based Programming

Other Events


             MLRC Digital Media Conference

Legal Frontiers in Digital Media
May 15 and 16, 2008
Stanford University, Stanford, California
 

Managing the Materials
May 2007, Washington, DC

MLRC Institute event
The Future of the Free Press: Should Journalists Be Able to Use Confidential Sources and Seek Secret Information?
Dec:. 7, 2006; National Press Club, Washington, DC

Storms Across the Border: Canadian Courts, North American Media
presented jointly by Media Law Resource Center and Advocates In Defence of Expression in the Media
May 12 - 13, 2005; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Russian-American Conference on Mass Media Law
June 1997;  Moscow State University School of Journalism

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