Prof. Kirtley Discusses Media Law Reform Around the World on Washington Panel

Professor Jane Kirtley took part in a panel discussion, "Media Law Reform 2.0: Advancing Press Freedom and Independent Media Around the World." She described some of the perennial threats to free press in emerging democracies, as well as current legal issues arising from government controls on the use of social media. The program was sponsored by the Center for International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy and the International Senior Lawyers Project, in Washington, D.C.