The Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics & the Media (IJPM) will kick off its eighth annual Law, Politics & the Media Speaker Series on Feb. 17. The speaker series, co-sponsored by IJPM and the Tully Center for Free Speech, brings to campus noted experts in politics, policy, law and the media to discuss current topics in the interdisciplinary study of law, politics and the media. All events are open to the entire University community and are held 360 Dineen Hall at 4 p.m.
Jennifer Stromer-Galley
The Feb. 17 event will feature Jennifer Stromer-Galley, director of the Center for Computational and Data Sciences & Professor at the , who will present, “Contextualizing 2016: Understanding the Evolution of Digital Strategy in Presidential Campaigning.”
The series continues through the Spring:
Feb. 24
“Citizen Engagement: The Foundation of Democracy”
Charlotte “Chuckie” Holstein, executive director of F.O.C.U.S. Greater ϲ
March 2
“Aereo, FilmOn X and the Regulatory Treatment of Video Programming Over the Internet”
Wayne Johnsen, partner at Wiley Rein LLP
March 23
“Alternative Dispute Resolution: Perspectives from a Judge”
Joanne F. Alper ’72, retired judge and civil dispute neutral for The McCammon Group
March 30
“Legislating in the U.S. House of Representatives: What Happens and How the Media Reports on It”
John M. Katko L’88, United States House of Representatives, 24th Congressional District
April 6
“At the Intersection of Journalism and Law: How a Reporter Covers Judges, Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys and Civil Litigators”
Ken Armstrong, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and staff writer for The Marshall Project
April 13h
“Law and Pop Culture”
Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television & Popular Culture at the
April 20
“Blogging in the Age of Obama”
Matt Dickinson, professor of political science at Middlebury College.
IJPM is a collaborative effort among the , and S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
