What to Do When Your Reporter Is Arrested at the Scene
Presented by the Media Law Resource Center (MLRC) Criminal Law Committee
There were 39 journalists arrested in the United States in 2017. Are you prepared if the next arrest is one of your reporters? Join the MLRC’s new Criminal Law Committee for its kick-off webinar to discuss the competing concerns and risks surrounding reporting on protests, photographing emergencies and active crime scenes, and training for and responding to conflicts with law enforcement in these situations. The webinar also provides an overview of the new Criminal Law Committee.
The webinar hosted by MLRC Criminal Law Committee co-chairs Jacquelyn Schell of Ballard Spahr and Kaitlin Gurney of Pepper Hamilton features the following panelists:
- Richard J. Zack, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP
- Mickey H. Osterreicher, General Counsel, National Press Photographers Association
- Drew Shenkman, Senior Counsel, CNN