





Center Co-Director’s First Amendment Day Remarks Published in the News and Observer (9/29/2017) - One of the highlights of First Amendment Day this year was the morning keynote address by Center for Media Law and Policy Co-Director Cathy Packer. Dr. Packer set the tone for the day, reminding us all of the importance of free expression and how vital it is that we continue to protect it. Today, The […]







Dual-Degree Student Wins ACLU Award (1/23/2017) - Chanda Marlowe, a fourth-year student in Carolina’s dual-degree program, recently was awarded the ACLU of Northern California’s 2016 Paine Award. The Paine Award is given annually to an “especially deserving” summer intern who demonstrates a commitment to public interest work. The Paine Award is named for Robert Paine, who passed away just as he was […]








Recent media law grad publishes in legal journal (4/18/2016) - UNC media law graduate Kevin Delaney has had a shortened version of his master’s thesis published in Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal. The article is “Aereo, the Public Performance Right, and the Future of Broadcasting.” The article looks at Aereo, a company that offered an inexpensive way for consumers to watch broadcast television via the […]











Media Law Student Works at NC COA and the Volvo Group (7/29/2015) - This is the third in a series of posts by UNC media law students reporting on their summer internships. I spent the first half of my summer working at the North Carolina Court of Appeals as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Wanda Bryant. This job was a perfect fit for me as a […]











































Government Shutdown Affects FOIA Requests (10/2/2013) - The government shutdown is having an impact on every “nonessential” federal service, including Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) requests under the NSA. According to the NSA’s website, all FOIA and PA requests or inquiries submitted to the FOIA/PA office “will not be addressed until the office reopens.” The NSA’s homepage also […]




A UNC Student’s Summer Experience at NPR (9/13/2013) - I have always admired NPR’s style of broadcast journalism. Through their use of compelling voice-overs, descriptive writing styles, and natural sound, the organization’s reporters have a way of bringing life to stories that lack pictures. Naturally, as one of UNC’s law and journalism dual-degree students, I jumped at the opportunity to spend my summer working […]













Law School for Digital Journalists: Wrapup (9/28/2012) - Last week, the Center for Media Law and Policy joined with the Online News Association, Stanford Center for Internet and Society, and Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism to present a full-day of legal training for ONA members at the Online News Association’s 2012 conference in San Francisco. The sessions, which we’ve been calling “Law School for Digital Journalists,” covered everything from […]
UNC School of Journalism Issues Recommendations to Help Meet Community Info Needs (6/13/2012) - Back in January, the center hosted a workshop that brought together more than 50 media scholars, professionals, attorneys and community leaders to discuss how Internet, cable television, satellite television and mobile broadband service providers could help promote local accountability journalism in North Carolina and the nation. The full-day event was intended to hash out some of the […]
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2024
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10/09/2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Media Law Dual Degree Programs (MA/JD and PhD/JD) Info Session at UNC School of Law
Room 5048, UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill NC |
10/07/2024 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Media Law Dual Degree Programs (MA/JD and PhD/JD) Info Session at Hussman School of Journalism and Media
Curtis Media Center, Rooms 301/302, Chapel Hill NC |
04/16/2024 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm |
2024 Hargrove Colloquium: Media Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
George Watts Hill Alumni Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC |
02/20/2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Media Law Society Panel on Careers in Media Law
Room 5048, UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill NC |
2023
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10/11/2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Media Law Dual Degree Programs (MA/JD and PhD/JD) Info Session at UNC School of Law
Room 5048, UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill NC |
10/09/2023 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Media Law Dual Degree Programs (MA/JD and PhD/JD) Info Session at Hussman School of Journalism and Media
Curtis Media Center, Rooms 301/302, Chapel Hill NC |
10/04/2023 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm |
Navigating the Legal Landscape: Student Media and Press Freedom
Freedom Forum Conference Center on the Third Floor of Carroll Hall, Chapel Hill NC |
2022
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11/16/2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Media Law Dual Degree Programs (MA/JD and PhD/JD) Info Session at UNC School of Law
Classroom 5046, UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill NC |
03/24/2022 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Information Warfare in the Russian-Ukraine Conflict |
2020
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10/30/2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Media Law Dual Degree Programs (MA/JD and PhD/JD) Info Session |
04/01/2020 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
2020 Hargrove Media Law and Policy Colloquium: Google's Richard Gingras on Technology, Media, & Democracy
George Watts Hill Alumni Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC |
2019
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11/08/2019 - 11/09/2019 All Day |
Fostering an Informed Society: The Role of the First Amendment in Strengthening Local News and Democracy
George Watts Hill Alumni Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC |
10/29/2019 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
Media Law Dual Degree Programs (MA/JD and PhD/JD) Info Session
Room 5048, UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill NC |
2018
Date/Time | Event |
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10/29/2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Media Law Dual Degree Programs (MA/JD and PhD/JD) Info Session
Freedom Forum Conference Center, Chapel Hill NC |
09/21/2018 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm |
The Promise (and Perils) of Data-Driven Journalism | Interdisciplinary Lunch Series
Halls of Fame Room, Chapel Hill NC |
03/23/2018 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm |
The (non)Americans: Tracking and Analyzing Russian Influence Operations on Twitter | March Interdisciplinary Lunch Series
Halls of Fame Room, Chapel Hill NC |
03/09/2018 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Media Law Society Panel on Careers in Media Law
UNC School of Law, Chapel Hill NC |
2017
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11/13/2017 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Media Law Dual Degree Programs (MA/JD and PhD/JD) Info Session
Room 33, Carroll Hall, Chapel Hill NC |
11/10/2017 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm |
New Media Barons and the Emerging Threat of News Deserts
Freedom Forum Conference Center, Chapel Hill NC |
11/03/2017 8:30 am - 4:00 pm |
NC Law Review Symposium - Badge Cams as Data and Deterrent: Law Enforcement, the Public and the Press in the Age of Digital Video
George Watts Hill Alumni Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC |