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—Professor Jane Kirtley delivered a lecture at Yale Law School on professional responsibility for media lawyers, with a special emphasis on legal ethics issues arising from the use of social media. Kirtley met with…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Washington Post story about media coverage of sexual harassment allegations made against presidential candidate Herman Cain. Comparing this case with that of former…
—Professor Jane Kirtley spoke at the 2011 Ad IDEM/Canadian Media Lawyers Association Annual Conference in Montreal. She summarized U.S. media law developments as part of a panel discussion on "Social Media: New…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted by Outside magazine in a story about the sentencing of environmental activist Tim DeChristopher who was convicted of disrupting an oil and gas lease auction. The…
—In connection with the distribution of her Media Law Handbook in Malayisa, Professor Jane Kirtley delivered five lectures at various universities, conducted an all-day workshop at the Malaysian Press…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted by London's The Independent in a story about HLN TV commentator Nancy Grace's characterization of American exchange student Amanda Knox, and others, as guilty of crimes of…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed for WCCO TV's "Good Question": "How Free is Speech?" Kirtley explained why ESPN's decision to sever its ties with singer Hank Williams, Jr. after he made comments on Fox news…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in the "Mr. Know-It-All" column in the August 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Kirtley discussed employer social media policies and the impact of stock disclaimers on…
—Professor Jane Kirtley appeared on two pre-conference panels on international freedom of information laws at the 2011 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference in St. Louis. Kirtley…
—Professor Jane Kirtley visited Rwanda under the U.S. State Department "Speaker and Specialist" program July 26-August 2. She met with government officials, journalists, civil society representatives, and academics…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a guest on KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio's Weekday program, "The Moral Dilemma of Advertising." Kirtley discussed the legal and ethical issues raised bv the Seattle mayor's threat to…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a guest on the Lawyer2Lawyer podcast, "Inside Rupert Murdoch's Phone Hacking Scandal," produced by Legal Talk Network. Kirtley discussed the media law and ethics issues arising…