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Conference Program
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How Blogs, Twitter and Social Media are Changing Legal Reporting
A half-day conference focusing on the changing nature of the news media and its coverage of the federal courts
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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1:00 p.m.
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Welcome
Hon. Judge Vaughn R. Walker, Chief District Judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Hon. Marilyn L. Huff, District Judge, PICO Committee Chair
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
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1:15 p.m.
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Media Mania and the Courts
With "old media" imploding and the "new media" exploding, just who is reporting on the courts these days and how are they doing it? What should judges and courts expect from the new media? Join a distinguished panel in discussing how court coverage is changing and what that means for accuracy and access.
James R. Bettinger, Director
Knight Fellowships Program Stanford University
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Melissa Griffin, Blogger
TheSweetMelissa.com
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Hon. Susan Y. Illston
U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California
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Kelli L. Sager, Esq.
Davis, Wright, Tremaine
Ninth Circuit PICO Committee
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Peter Scheer
Executive Director
First Amendment Coalition
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2:45 p.m.
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Break
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3:00 p.m.
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Blogging, Tweeting: New Media in the Courtroom
Who qualifies as a journalist and does it really matter anymore? Are bloggers the new court reporters? How have courts responded to the challenge of instant reporting via wireless communications devices? Join a judge, a working journalist, legal blogger and Internet law expert in a discussion of new media in the courtroom.
Hon. Jeremy Fogel
U.S. District Judge
Northern District of California
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Eric Goldman
Associate Professor & Blogger
Santa Clara University Law School
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Jennifer Granick
Civil Liberties Director
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Howard Mintz
Legal Affairs Writer
San Jose Mercury News
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4:30 p.m.
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Round Up
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5:00 p.m.
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Reception in the Lawyers Lounge, 18th Floor
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