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Media Law 101: Pre-Pub / Pre-Broadcast

Date: August 8, 2023 1:00 pm

Our review of the Pre-Pub/Pre-Broadcast basics focuses on a vetting hypothetical. We analyze: defamation vetting (including fair report privilege and opinion); privacy/risk of publicity vetting (specifically, reporting on private facts or minors); & newsgathering issues that arise in the pre-pub/pre-broadcast process (such as recording laws and obtaining sensitive information).

Our review of the Pre-Pub/Pre-Broadcast basics focuses on a vetting hypothetical. We analyze: defamation vetting (including fair report privilege and opinion); privacy/risk of publicity vetting (specifically, reporting on private facts or minors); & newsgathering issues that arise in the pre-pub/pre-broadcast process (such as recording laws and obtaining sensitive information).

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Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Committee

The focus of the Pre-Publication/Pre-Broadcast Committee is on legal processes prior to publication or broadcast. These include newsroom seminars on libel and privacy issues and pre-publication legal review.