| FORGING A NEW FUTURE FOR JOURNALISM IN AMERICA
The Second Annual Symposium of the Masterman Institute on the First Amendment and the Fourth Estate
A Luncheon Address and Panel Discussion with Keynote Speaker Philip Balboni
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Thursday, March 04, 2010
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
Some of the most polarizing and provocative issues of our time involve matters rooted in the First Amendment. Edward I. Masterman JD, ’50, LLD ’90 and his wife Sydell, established The Masterman Institute on the First Amendment and the Fourth Estate to provide a forum for robust debate and exchange of ideas on freedom of the press and its attendant responsibilities. The Institute hosts a symposium each year that brings together representatives from government, the legal profession, and the press for the purpose of informing, educating, and engaging those who care deeply about these issues. Professor Karen M. Blum JD ’74 is the director of the Masterman Institute. Professor Blum teaches in the areas of federal courts and civil rights and liberties.
ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER Mr. Philip Balboni is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and founder of GlobalPost. A leader in his profession, he has served for the past 16 years as President of New England Cable News (NECN), the nation’s largest and most honored regional news network, reaching more than 3.6 million homes in the six-state region. A pioneer in the development of 24-hour local cable news, he has built one of the most distinguished and successful records in journalism in the United States, serving as chairman, president or board member of numerous national organizations. In recent years, Mr. Balboni acted as Chairman of the Association of Regional News Channels and as President of the New England Broadcasting Association, the region’s leading professional organization for radio, television stations, and advertising agencies. Previously, Mr. Balboni was Special Assistant for New Projects with the Hearst Corporation. During this period he was instrumental in founding the News in the Future Consortium at the MIT Media Lab. He also served as a member of the group’s Executive Board for five years, joining representatives from 20 other media and telecommunications companies across the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Mr. Balboni also spent many years at WCVB-TV, including eight years as Vice President and News Director. His tenure with WCVB-TV resulted in scores of national and regional journalism awards, including nine Emmys and the Edward R. Murrow Award for best local television news organization in America, as well as the coveted Peabody, duPont-Columbia, and Gabriel awards. He was twice named outstanding broadcast editorialist in America during the period in which he directed the station’s editorial department, delivering most of the editorials on-air. One of Mr. Balboni’s major credits at WCVB-TV includes conceiving and launching the nightly newsmagazine “Chronicle” in 1982. Becoming the most successful local television program in American history, “Chronicle” has won dozens of important awards for excellence, achieving significant financial success, and continued viewership. Mr. Balboni began his journalism career as a reporter for the Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA) and then moved to United Press International where he was a correspondent and editor in the Boston bureau. He is an honors graduate of Boston College, attended the Sorbonne in Paris, and was a Ford Foundation Fellow in Advanced International Reporting at the
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LUNCHEON/KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
| Philip Balboni, President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Post GlobalPost: A Report from the Frontlines in the Battle to Forge a New Future for
Journalism in America
As traditional media in America struggles to deal with a dramatic loss of revenue and the need to cut thousands of jobs, editorial voices in communities across the nation are threatened, leaving the future of journalism uncertain. Philip Balboni, President, CEO, and co-founder of GlobalPost, will discuss how his vision to create a new international news organization—centered on the web—has quickly grown into a respected force both in newsgathering and in establishing new models for the future of journalism. Can journalism as we know it transition in order to meet the demands and realities of the digital age?
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PANEL DISCUSSION |
| Saving the News: A Role for the First Amendment? Moderator:
Callie Crossley, Broadcast Commentator and Host of “The Callie Crossley Show” Panelists:
Florence Graves, Founding Director of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University Thomas Patterson, Harvard University Joseph D. Steinfield, Partner, Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye LLP
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Thursday, March 04, 2010 |
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This program is FREE of charge, but space is limited, early registration is recommended.
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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