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19 Media L. Notes 1 (1991-1992)

handle is hein.journals/mdilwnts19 and id is 1 raw text is: MEDIA LAW . NOTES Volume 19 , Number 1i Newsletter of the AEJMC Law Division* Fall 1991 M h W Thanks extended for Boston Convention By Ruth Walden, Law Division Chair University of North Carolina My first order of business as 1991-92 head of the Law Division is to thank all of the division members who made the Boston Convention such a success. And a huge success it was. The Law Division sponsored some outstanding and very popular sessions, a few of which were standing-room-only. My predecessors, Dave Pritchard and Wat Hopkins, had both warned me that putting together a convention program was a big job--and they were absolutely right. But my year as vice head and program chair was made considerably easier by the truly outstanding cooperation of a number of colleagues across the country. At this stage in a thank you message, the writer traditionally says he or she won't list names because of the risk of inadvertently leaving someone out. I realize I may end up offending someone through forgetfulness (my kids--both teenagers--are convinced it's the early ages of senility), but I'll take that risk because I really want to publicly acknowledge the help of several wonderful people. At the head of the list are last year's research chair, Cathy Packer, North Carolina; teaching chair, Todd Simon, Michigan State; and PF&R chairs, Louise Benjamin, Indiana, and Ann Brill, Marquette. All did an outstanding job of organizing convention sessions and ensuring they went off without a hitch. Todd Simon did double duty last year. In addition to planning the division's teaching session, he developed, organized and moderated the session titled Judicial Process and the First Amendment. That session was one of our standing-room-only ones and certainly was provocative. Those of you who attended may remember that U.S. District Judge Avem Cohn, who struck down the violation of the First Amendment, began his talk with a bit of media bashing. Well, you might be interested to know that after the convention he sent me a $200 donation to AEJMC. He said he was truly impressed with the organization and its members. Bob Trager, Colorado, was responsible for organizing and moderating the Cable, New Technology and the First Amendment panel, another very successful and well- attended session that featured Laura Belvin, assistant to the FCC chairman, and representatives of the cable and telephone industries sparring over telco entry into the cable field. And finally, thinks to Sandra Braman, Illinois, who served as the Law Division's liaison with the CT&M Division in planning the jointly sponsored session on public opinion and the First Amendment, a special bicentennial program funded by AEJMC. Sandra also served as discussant for that session. There are of course many others who deserve recognition-- the division members who volunteered to be panelists, moderators, and paper discussants and judges. But if I try to start listing the 50-plus people in those categories, I'm sure to forget someone. So I'll just quit while I'm ahead. See Supreme Court Term, page 5

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