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Faculty News

Prof. Kirtley Quoted on Reconciling Media Ethics and Law in Libel Cases

—Professor Jane Kirtley discussed the risks of conflating media ethics standards with legal obligations in the Spring 2015 issue of The News Media and the Law. She pointed out that because journalism is protected by…

Prof. Kirtley Speaks at Indiana Government Information Day

—Professor Jane Kirtley was a featured speaker at the second biennial Indiana Government Information Day held at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. The audience included government and law school librarians as…

Prof. Kirtley Quoted by ThinkProgress on Reporting on Bruce Jenner

—Professor Jane Kirtley discussed the legal and ethical issues surrounding news reporting involving Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner, who described his transgender transition in an interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC.

Prof. Kirtley Serves as Juror for 2015 Pulitzer Prizes

—Professor Jane Kirtley was a juror in the Commentary category for the 2015 Pulitzer Prizes. This year's award went to Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle, whose columns about Texas grand jury abuses,…

Prof. Kirtley Quoted in Washington Post on Fraternity's Plan to Sue Rolling Stone

—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Washington Post article about Phi Kappa Psi fraternity's announcement that it plans to sue Rolling Stone magazine for a now-repudiated article describing a…

Prof. Kirtley Speaks on Government Controls Over Digital Speech at Conference in Panama

—Professor Jane Kirtley appeared on a panel, entitled "Government Control Through the Internet," at the Inter American Press Association's Midyear Meeting in Panama City, Panama. She discussed free press issues…

Prof. Kirtley Quoted in Pioneer Press on Viewpoint-Based Funding to Student Magazine

—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Pioneer Press article about the University of Minnesota's Student Service Fee Committee's attempt to condition funding to an independent student magazine on "culturally…

Prof. Kirtley Comments on UMN Crime Alert Policy Change in Pioneer Press

—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Pioneer Press article about the University's new policy to omit race and other descriptors of suspects from crime alerts under most circumstances. Kirtley was asked…

Prof. Kirtley Discusses NBC's Credibility Problems in Wake of Brian Williams Controversy

—Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed by the International Business Times…

Prof. Kirtley Appears on ABA Panel on Native Advertising

—Professor Jane Kirtley appeared on a plenary panel, "If it Looks Like a Duck—Modern Challenges in Defining Commercial Speech," at the American Bar Association's Forum on Communication Law 20th Annual Conference in…

Prof. Kirtley Tells Reuters that Paris Mayor's Threat to Sue Fox News will Fail

—Professor Jane Kirtley told Reuters that Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo's threat to sue Fox News for "prejudicing the honor" of her city in its reporting of the Charlie Hebdo massacre will not succeed. "I…

Prof. Kirtley Comments on Charlie Hebdo Attacks on WCCO and KARE11

—In the wake of the terrorist attacks on Paris-based satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Professor Jane Kirtley told WCCO news that "Freedom of the press, like any other freedom, is not free. Sometimes people…