Journalists and Fair Use at AEJMC

Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012 - 1:45pm - 3:15pm

Location: Journalists and Fair Use (Session #280), AEJMC Conference, Chicago C, 5th Floor

American University Prof. Angie Chuang (and a former former staff writer at The Oregonian, The Hartford Courant and the LA Times) discusses the results of a key new study, showing the costs of misinformation and confusion to journalists who don't know their rights.

What do journalists need to know about copyright? Is fair use the journalist's friend or part of the problem in today's business-model crisis? And does copyright apply to Twitter and Pinterest? 

Journalists have never needed to understand their First Amendment right of fair use more. American University Prof. Angie Chuang (and a former former staff writer at The Oregonian, The Hartford Courant and the LA Times) discusses the results of a key new study, showing the costs of misinformation and confusion to journalists who don't know their rights. (Access it at http://centerforsocialmedia.org/journalism). And she will announce the creation of a new tool that makes teaching journalists about copyright that much easier.
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