Online Resources
Cyberspace Law Seminar 2008 - Law of Electronic Media 2007
NOTE: This page was first created for the Law of Electronic Media 2007 class (LEM07), and uploaded on August 12, 2007. On January 14, 2008, the process began of adding some resources more directly applicable to the Cyberspace Law Seminar 2008 (CLS08).
It will be added to and revised from time
to time -- primarily in the "Articles" sections with articles thought to
be of relevance to topics covered in the course. It is intended as no more
than a small sampling of the range of organizations, publications and other
sites that one might list. (Aside from what would have been a very long
list of Web sites maintained by various media outlets themselves, nothing
has been deliberately omitted for reasons other than considerations of
space.) It is recommended that, at a minimum, you do a quick click on each
site to get a sense of the variety of institutions and sources of information
-- and potential employers -- available to you, both this semester and
once you are in practice. -- N.J. - Last updated 20071030, 20080114.
Illustrative, Relevant
Current News Articles
(for LEM07)
What is "the media"?/First Amendment. Andy Hamilton, "Athletes' Photographs Under Review; Expert Talked to Coaches About Sites' Dangers," Iowa City Press-Citizen, August 22, 2007, p. A1; Scott Dochterman, "A Question of Judgment; Douglas' Facebook Photos Strike Nerve with Iowa Staff," The Gazette, August 22, 2007, p. C1 [Note: The Gazette requires (free) account; use drop down menus on Web page to go to date and page specified]. Tom Ashbrook, "9/11, Fear, and Politics," On Point, WBUR, September 10, 2007; Bill Carter, "NBC to Offer Downloads of Its Shows," New York Times, September 20, 2007.
International/Comparative Media Law. "Afghan MPs pass new mass media law; The BBC World Service Trust has played a crucial role in the debate about Afghanistan's new mass media law," BBC World Service Trust, June 21, 2007; K.C. Jones, "Yahoo Seeks Dismissal Of Lawsuit Alleging It Helped China Torture, Jail Dissident; Yahoo insists it's bound by Chinese law, not U.S. law, when it does business in China," InformationWeek, August 28, 2007 05:29 PM.
Political Speech.Paul Kane, "Craig Considers Remaining in Senate During Legal Battle," Washington Post, September 5, 2007; audio of Senator Larry Craig's cell phone conversation with lawyer Billy Martin regarding statement (provided by Roll Call on its site). Dan Balz and Michael D. Shear, "Fred Thompson Makes a Late-Night Entry,"Washington Post, September 6, 2007. Periscope, "The Oprah Ticket; The Most Powerful Woman in Show Business is About to Do Barack Obama a Big Favor," Newsweek, September 10, 2007. Eric Pfanner, "Britain's Labor Party Hires Agency That Aided Thatcher's Rise,"New York Times, October 2, 2007; Brian Stelter, "The Colbert Nation Quickly Colonizes Facebook," New York Times, October 29, 2007; Katharine Q. Seelye, "Horserace Prevails in Campaign Reporting," New York Times, October 29, 2007.
FCC. Linda Moss, "Adelstein: Digital Transition Could Spark ‘Tsunami of Consumer Complaints;’ FCC Member Calls for Digital-TV-Conversion Task Force; Criticizes Verizon Waiver," Multichannel News, July 31, 2007, 10:23:00 PM.; Kim Hart, "FCC Tells Sprint to Speed Rerouting From Public-Safety Airwaves," Washington Post, September 12, 2007; and see "Cable," below.
Privacy; State Secrets.Editorial, "Sense on Secrecy; A court weighs government's needs and Americans' rights,"Washington Post, August 15, 2007, p. A10; Eric Lichtblau, "Role of Telecom Firms in Wiretaps Is Confirmed," New York Times, August 24, 2007; Eric Lichtblau, "F.B.I. Dana Mining Reached Beyond Initial Targets," New York Times, September 9, 2007.
Cable. Stephen Labaton, "F.C.C. Set to End Sole Cable Deals for Apartments," New York Times, October 29, 2007.
Copyright. Larry Neumeister, "YouTube Seeks to Depose Stewart, Colbert," Associated Press, August 14, 2007 - 9:57pm [wtopnews.com]
Non-Political Speech.Seth Schiesel, "Courts Block Laws on Video Game Violence," New York Times, August 21, 2007; Edward Wyatt, "New Mexico Looks Again at Show's Use of Children," New York Times, August 24, 2007; Rita K. Farrell, "CBS Appeals Punishment for Super Bowl Incident," New York Times, September 12, 2007.
Media Ownership ("corporate censorship"). John Nichols, "AT&T Censors Criticism of Bush," The Nation, August 10, 2007 [CommonDreams.org News Center]; Adam Liptak, "Verizon Reverses Itself on Abortion Messages," New York Times, September 28, 2007; Stephen Labaton, "Plan Would Ease Limits on Media Owners," New York Times, October 18, 2007; Al Kamen, "FEMA Meets the Press, Which Happens to Be . . . FEMA," Washington Post, October 26, 2007.
General Semantics. Wendell
Johnson, "The Communication Process and General Semantic Principles";
Wendell Johnson,
"Verbal Cocoons" from People in Quandaries; Nicholas
Johnson, "Searching for the Right Word: The Language of Heterosexual Relationships"
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American Civil Liberties Union Berkman Center for Internet and Society, The Harvard Center for Internet and Society, The Stanford Department of Justice Antitrust Division Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Privacy Information Center Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (publisher of Extra!) Federal Communications Bar Association Federal Communications Commission Iowans for Better Local Television National Association of Broadcasters National Cable & Telecommunications Association National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
Publications, Audio & Video Federal Communications Law Journal Future Tense (streaming audio) New York Times: Arts/Television, Technology, Business/Media and Advertising On the Media (streaming audio; transcripts) Foundations Ford Foundation/Media, Arts & Culture
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