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21 Media L. Notes 1 (1993-1994)

handle is hein.journals/mdilwnts21 and id is 1 raw text is: MEDLA LAw NoTES NEWSLETTER OF THE AEJMC LAW DMSION VOLUME 21, NUMBER 1 Fall 1993 1993-94 Law Division officers include (from left) Dennis Hale, Bowling Green State Y'a *P-g University, f ..,.head/program chair; -- Greg Lisby, Georgia State University, vice head; and Louise Hermanson, University of South Alabama, clerk/MLN A _editor. Headnote: Law sessions packed in Kansas City By Dennis Hale, Bowling Green is negative. And it is easier to get such publicity than Law Division Head ever before. If you arrived late at some of the Law Division ses- He said publicity helped one of his clients who was sions at Kansas City, you had to sit on the floor or stand. accused of murdering her newborn child. He granted two For example, there was overflow attendance at the reporters exclusive interviews which resulted in favorable panels on press laws in Russia and the chill of libel. feature stories. Naiburg said that because of the positive Forty-five persons attended Jeremy Lipschultz's panel coverage, the grand jury indicted the client for the lesser on sex discrimination in TV newsrooms. Todd Simon's offense of manslaughter. panel on publication outlets for media law research Naiburg also said that although he is legally obligated attracted 35. to tell the truth to the court, he is not similarly obligated What caused the heavy attendance at law events? to tell the truth to reporters. (The colorful attorney did not The active participation of Law Division members and discuss whether his approach would work outside of the record convention registration played a part. One (See Convention on Page 2) hopes that the stimulating nature of the events played a role. The Division's four panels were organized by Index Lipschultz, Simon, Louise Hermanson and Kyu Ho Annotated Bibliographies .............. Page 9 Youm. But the hot, humid, Kansas City weather may Business Meeting Minutes .............Page 4 have encouraged conventioneers to remain inside the Calls for Papers ng. ............... Page 5 cormfortable confines of the hotel. CsPps.............................. ag New Directions in Research ............................ Page 6 Some of the most stimulating convention quotes came FOIA Exemption 6 Analysis ........................... Page 15 from New York attorney Eric Naiburg, who represented Research with Limited Resources ................. Page 14 Long Island defendant Amy Fisher. Naiburg participated Editor Named for Journal ................................. Page 3 in the panel on public relations and litigation. Thanks to 1992-93 Officers .............................. Page 3 Jurors in high-profile cases take their job more seri- Call for Judges ................................................. Page 7 ously, Naiburg said. And that's a defense jury. Naiburg Student Press Law Center ............................... Page 8 said publicity can benefit a criminal defendant, even if it

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