Civic Media and the Law
MIT Communications Forum and the Center for Future Civic Media Forum on Civic Media and the Law
Thursday, November 04, 2010 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:
E14-633
Speaker:
David Ardia
Speaker:
Daniel Schuman
Speaker:
Micah Sifry
Host/Chair:
Center for Civic Media
MIT Communications Forum
What do citizens need to know when they publicly address legally challenging or dangerous topics? Many states provide a privilege to "journalists" to protect their sources and newsgathering materials. But as more investigative journalism is conducted by so-called amateurs and posted on blogs or websites such as Wikileaks, what are the legal dangers for publishing secrets in the crowd-sourced era?