MINNEAPOLIS — A panel of experts today at the University of Minnesota agreed that the ruling related to First Amendment press freedom, New York Times v. Sullivan, should stand although a petition has been filed with the court to over rule it.
They spoke at an event at the Humphrey School honoring the legacy of the late Donald M. Gillmor, Silha professor emeritus of journalism law. (He was my advisor in Graduate School where my emphasis was Mass Media as a Social Institution with emphasis on urban affairs. My star papers were on urban renewal in St. Paul.)
The panel heard a timely query from a law school student: “Everyone is a journalist with social media on the internet. They share without thinking. What can be done about it?" The moderator said it can’t be controlled.
Among those attending the event was Gary Gilson, who taught a UofM OLLI class on television and was a producer at public TV stations in Los Angeles and Minneapolis.
Lunch was in the Humphrey Forum which engulfs you in a huge all things Hubert H. Humphrey collage. I got a chance to chat briefly with Carol Lacey, whose byline I recognized from years gone by at the Pioneer Press. In the ‘70s and ’80s when reporters had interesting timely beats, Lacey was the emerging women’s movement reporter. She covered the 1976 Year of the Women events and now is an associate professor in individualized studies at Metro State University, St. Paul. Read more about Lacey at:
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