2008 NAA/NAB/MLRC Media Law Conference

Newspaper Association of America, National Association of Broadcasters and the Media Law Resource Center will co-sponsor the 2008 biennial Conference focusing on defamation, privacy, related editorial tort, newsgathering and intellectual property issues.

The NAA/NAB/MLRC Media Law Conference, “2008 – New Legal Visions for the Evolving Media World,” will be held September 17-19, 2008, at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly, Virginia.

Designed Only for Defense Counsel
The NAA/NAB/MLRC Conference is designed and prepared for attorneys who, in media matters, represent defendants exclusively. The interactive format encourages the most frank and useful discussion possible among facilitators, panelists and participants. The Conference begins with an international media law session followed by two days of speakers, panels and breakout sessions. As in past years, the Conference will feature a Wednesday-night, all-star evening, with the topic of Campaign 2008 Beyond the Digital Divide. The program continues with panels of prominent media lawyers, lobbyists, academics and journalists discussing ethics, First Amendment legislation, advertising and promotion, FCC rules and the First Amendment, e-discovery and document retention for the newsroom, defamation and privacy depositions, trial techniques, the “Next Big Thing” for media law and a prepublication/pre-broadcast primer. Among breakout session topics will be content gathering, publication and digital publishing.

Outstanding Speakers and Panelists
Media Law Conference speakers and panelists have been rated by attendees as excellent, informative and captivating. The 2008 Conference will be no exception. Panelists include expert attorneys who have defended important libel cases around the country. Cases involving print, broadcast and digital media; public and private plaintiffs; and libel, privacy and related claims are explored. Speakers include individuals who have been extensively involved with media issues; leading First Amendment lawyers; and experienced broadcast and print journalists, and editors.

Pre-conference Planning and Projects
MLRC’s Defense Counsel Section has played a major role in planning the Conference program. The Defense Counsel Section members, who include most of the leading media defense law firms in the country, have provided invaluable assistance in defining a program of greatest benefit to media defense attorneys.

Conference Program

Wednesday • Sept. 17, 2008
11:00 a.m.	Registration Opens	Lower Rotunda
11:30 - 1:15 p.m.	Program Leaders/Breakout Faculty Luncheon	Grand Dominion 5-6
1:30 - 4:45 p.m.	International Media Law Sessions Chairs: Jan F. Constantine, The Authors Guild Kevin W. Goering, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP David E. McCraw, The New York Times Company	Grand Dominion 1-4
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.	Panel: Dealing with Foreign Law Issues and Foreign Litigation Moderators: Robin Bierstedt, Time Inc. Lynn Oberlander, The New Yorker Panelists: David Korzenik, Miller Korzenik Sommers LLP Elisa Rivlin, Simon & Schuster David Tomlin, The Associated Press David Vigilante, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.	Grand Dominion 1-4
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.	Break	Lower Rotunda
3:15 - 4:45 p.m.	Panel: Assessing Legal Claims: A Multi-Jurisdictional Perspective Moderators: Robert D. Balin, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Gillian Phillips, News International Group Panelists: Eduardo Bertoni, Due Process of Law Foundation Jens van den Brink, Kennedy van der Laan S tephen Fuzesi, Jr., Newsweek, Inc. Caroline Kean, Wiggin & Co. Leslie Power, SBS	Grand Dominion 1-4
5:30 - 6:45 p.m..	Opening Reception	Lower Rotunda
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.	Dinner and Program First Amendment Leadership Award Presented to: Harold W. Fuson, Jr. Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer The Copley Press, Inc. Campaign 2008 Beyond the Digital Divide: How the Internet, Blogging, and Targeted Research and Fundraising are Changing Political Campaigns and the Way the Media Covers Them Chair: Laura R. Handman, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Moderator: Albert R. Hunt, Executive Washington Editor, Bloomberg News Panelists: Jay Carney, Washington Bureau Chief, Time Magazine John F. Harris, Editor-in-Chief, The Politico Tom Gensemer, Blue State Digital, Hillary Clinton for President Angela “Bay” Buchanan, President, The American Cause Sam Stein, Political Reporter, The Huffington Post	Washingtonian

Thursday • Sept. 18, 2008
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast and Program Introductions and Announcements Chairs: David S. Bralow, Tribune Company Mary Ellen Roy, Phelps Dunbar LLP Daniel M. Waggoner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP MLRC Welcoming Remarks Ralph P. Huber, Sabin Bermant & Gould, LLP NAA and NAB Welcoming Remarks John F. Sturm, NAA Jane E. Mago, NAB	Washingtonian
9:15 - 10:45 a.m.	First Breakout Session	Grand Dominion 1, 2, 3 Grand Dominion 4, 5, 6 Jeffersonian II, IV, VI
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break	Lower Rotunda
11:00 - 12:30 p.m.	Boutique Sessions A Entertainment Law Chairs: Jonathan Anschell, CBS Broadcasting Inc. Peter R. Rienecker, Home Box Office, Inc. Media Legal Ethics Chairs: Richard M. Goehler, Frost Brown Todd LLC Mark L. Tuft, Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Pre-publication/Pre-broadcast Review Chairs: Carol Jean LoCicero, Thomas & LoCicero PL Linda Steinman, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Trish Stembridge Sprain, Cable News Network Press Credentials Chairs: George Freeman, The New York Times Company Judith R. Margolin, Time Inc. What Every First Amendment Lawyer Needs to Know About the FCC Chairs: Mark J. Prak, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP Charles Sennet, Tribune Company	Grand Dominion 1 Grand Dominion 2 Grand Dominion 3 Grand Dominion 4 Grand Dominion 5
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Lunch and Program: Trial Tales Chair: Thomas B. Kelley, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P. Deanna K. Shullman, Esq., Thomas & LoCicero PL Daniel J.Gleason, Esq., Nutter, Mc Clennen & Fish Robert P. Latham, Esq., Jackson Walker LLP Steven P. Mandell, Mandell Menkes LLC	Washingtonian
2:45 - 4:15 p.m.	Second Breakout Session	Grand Dominion 1, 2, 3 Grand Dominion 4, 5, 6 Jeffersonian II, IV, VI
6:30 - 9:30 p.m..	Reception and Buffet Dinner Sponsored by Hiscox USA	Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air & Space Museum Chantilly, VA

Friday • Sept. 19, 2008
7:45 - 9:15 a.m.	Breakfast and Program Legislating the First Amendment: Paradigm or Paradox? Moderator: Kevin M. Goldberg, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC Panelists: Paul J. Boyle, Newspaper Association of America Teri Henning, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Kathleen A. Kirby, Wiley Rein LLP	Washingtonian
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Boutique Sessions B Advertising and Promotion for Publishers and Broadcasters Chairs: Nancy Felsten, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Terri J. Seligman, Loeb & Loeb LLP Defamation and Privacy Depositions 101 Chairs: Susan Grogan Faller, Frost Brown Todd LLC James E. Stewart, Butzel Long P.C. Media Insurance Issues Chair: Chad E. Milton, Marsh Inc./Marsh & McLennan Companies Rick Fenstermacher, Risk Management Solutions, Inc. Search and Destroy (Not): Managing the Media’s Materials in an Electronic Age Chairs: Tom Clyde, Dow Lohnes PLLC Robert Hawley, Hearst Corporation Trial Techniques Chairs: Charles Brown, Attorney-at-Law Nancy W. Hamilton, Jackson Walker L.L.P.	Grand Dominion 1 Grand Dominion 2 Grand Dominion 3 Grand Dominion 4 Grand Dominion 5
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.	Break	Lower Rotunda
11:15 - 12:45 p.m.	Third Breakout Session	Grand Dominion 1, 2, 3 Grand Dominion 4, 5, 6 Jeffersonian II, IV, VI
12:45 - 2:30 p.m.	Lunch and Program: Media Law 2.0: So What Really IS the Next Big Thing? Chair: Dale M. Cohen, Cox Enterprises, Inc. Introduction: Lee Levine, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P. Panelists: Veronica Dillon, The Washington Post Company Kurt Wimmer, Gannett Co., Inc.	Washingtonian

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Each registrant will be assigned to one breakout group of approximately 30-40 individuals for purposes of participating in each of the breakout topics, and will move to a different room for each breakout session. Breakout faculty will remain in the same room for each of their sessions.

Breakout: Content Gathering (Grand Dominion 1,2, 3)

Chairs:
Stephanie Abrutyn, Home Box Office, Inc.
Gayle Sproul, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P.

Facilitators:
Robert A. Bertsche, Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye, LLP
Landis C. Best, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Guylyn Cummins, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Jonathan R. Donnellan, The Hearst Corporation
Karen I. Kaiser, Tribune Company
Robert P. Latham, Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Thomas S. Leatherbury, Vinson & Elkins LLP
James A. McLaughlin, The Washington Post Company
Karl Olson, Levy, Ram & Olson LLP
Jeffrey S. Portnoy, Cades Schutte LLP
Elizabeth A. Ritvo, Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP
Indira Satyendra, ABC, Inc.

Breakout: Publication (Grand Dominion 4, 5, 6)

Chairs:
David Giles, The E.W. Scripps Company
Charles D. Tobin, Holland & Knight LLP

Facilitators:
Toby Butterfield, Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP
Kai Falkenberg, Forbes.com LLC
Rachel E. Fugate, Thomas & LoCicero PL
Amy B. Ginensky, Pepper Hamilton LLP
John C. Henegan, Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC
Ashley Kissinger, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P.
James A. Klenk, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
David L. Marburger, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Dean Ringel, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Steve Rogers, Showtime Networks Inc.
Saul B. Shapiro, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Stacey Wolf, Cable News Network

Breakout: Digital Publishing (Jeffersonian II, IV, VI)

Chairs:
Jerry S. Birenz, Sabin Bermant & Gould, LLP
Sherrese M. Smith, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive

Facilitators:
James M. Chadwick, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Johnita P. Due, Cable News Network
Jeremy Feigelson, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Karlene Goller, Los Angeles Times
Mark Hinueber, Stephens Media Group
Samir Jain, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
David M. Keneipp, Fox Television Stations Inc.
Joshua Koltun, Attorney-at-law
Mary E. Snapp, Microsoft Corporation
Briana Thibeau, Dow Lohnes PLLC
S. Jenell Trigg, Leventhal Senter & Lerman PLLC
Lynda K. Marshall, Hogan & Hartson LLP

Thursday • Sept. 18, 2008
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast and Program Introductions and Announcements Chairs: David S. Bralow, Tribune Company Mary Ellen Roy, Phelps Dunbar LLP Daniel M. Waggoner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP MLRC Welcoming Remarks Ralph P. Huber, Sabin Bermant & Gould, LLP NAA and NAB Welcoming Remarks John F. Sturm, NAA Marsha J. MacBride, NAB	Washingtonian
9:15 - 10:45 a.m.	First Breakout Session	Grand Dominion 1-3
10:45 - 11:00 a.m.	Break	Grand Dominion 1-4
11:00 - 12:30 p.m.	Boutique Sessions A Entertainment Law Chairs: Jonathan Anschell, CBS Broadcasting Inc. Peter R. Rienecker, Home Box Office, Inc. Media Legal Ethics Chairs: Richard M. Goehler, Frost Brown Todd LLC Mark L. Tuft, Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Pre-publication/Pre-broadcast Review Chairs: Carol Jean LoCicero, Thomas & LoCicero PL Linda Steinman, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Trish Stembridge Sprain, Cable News Network Press Credentials Chairs: George Freeman, The New York Times Company Judith R. Margolin, Time Inc. What Every First Amendment Lawyer Needs to Know About the FCC Chairs: Mark J. Prak, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP Charles Sennet, Tribune Company	Grand Dominion 1-5
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Lunch and Program: Trial Tales Chair: Thomas B. Kelley, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P.	Washingtonian
2:45 - 4:15 p.m.	Second Breakout Session	Grand Dominion 4-6
6:30 - 9:30 p.m..	Reception and Buffet Dinner Sponsored by Hiscox USA	Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air & Space Museum Chantilly, VA

Friday • Sept. 19, 2008
7:45 - 9:15 a.m.	Breakfast and Program Legislating the First Amendment: Paradigm or Paradox? Moderator: Kevin M. Goldberg, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC Panelists: Paul J. Boyle, Newspaper Association of America Teri Henning, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Kathleen A. Kirby, Wiley Rein LLP	Washingtonian
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Boutique Sessions B Advertising and Promotion for Publishers and Broadcasters Chairs: Nancy Felsten, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Terri J. Seligman, Loeb & Loeb LLP Defamation and Privacy Depositions 101 Chairs: Susan Grogan Faller, Frost Brown Todd LLC James E. Stewart, Butzel Long P.C. Media Insurance Issues Chair: Chad E. Milton, Marsh Inc./Marsh & McLennan Companies Search and Destroy (Not): Managing the Media’s Materials in an Electronic Age Chairs: Tom Clyde, Dow Lohnes PLLC Robert Hawley, Hearst Corporation Trial Techniques Chairs: Charles Brown, Attorney-at-Law Nancy W. Hamilton, Jackson Walker L.L.P.	Grand Dominion 1-5
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.	Break	Lower Rotunda
11:15 - 12:45 p.m.	Third Breakout Session	Jeffersonian II, IV, VI
12:45 - 2:30 p.m.	Lunch and Program: Media Law 2.0: So What Really IS the Next Big Thing? Chair: Dale M. Cohen, Cox Enterprises, Inc. Introduction: Lee Levine, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P. Panelists: Veronica Dillon, The Washington Post Company Kurt Wimmer, Gannett Co., Inc.	Washingtonian

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Breakout: Content Gathering (Grand Dominion 1-3)

Chairs:
Stephanie Abrutyn, Home Box Office, Inc.
Gayle Sproul, Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P.

Breakout: Publication (Grand Dominion 4-6)

Chairs:
David Giles, The E.W. Scripps Company
Charles D. Tobin, Holland & Knight LLP

Breakout: Digital Publishing (Jeffersonian II, IV, VI)

Chairs:
Jerry S. Birenz, Sabin Bermant & Gould, LLP
Sherrese M. Smith, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive

Facilitators:
James M. Chadwick, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Johnita P. Due, Cable News Network
Jeremy Feigelson, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Karlene Goller, Los Angeles Times
Mark Hinueber, Stephens Media Group
Samir Jain, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
David M. Keneipp, Fox Television Stations Inc.
Joshua Koltun, Attorney-at-law
Mary E. Snapp, Microsoft Corporation
Briana Thibeau, Dow Lohnes PLLC
S. Jenell Trigg, Leventhal Senter & Lerman PLLC
Christine A. Varney, Hogan & Hartson LLP

Registration

First Priority in Conference registration will be given to MLRC-supporting organizations, members of MLRC’s Defense Counsel Section and defense counsel representing NAA or NAB members.

Conference Sponsors

Chubb & Son/Chubb Specialty Insurance
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Dow Lohnes PLLC
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC
Hiscox USA
Holland & Knight LLP
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Mutual Insurance
Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye, LLP
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP

The EARLY registration fee is $645. After August 18, 2008, the registration fee will be $695. This fee includes admittance to all sessions, meals and all written materials. All refund requests must be made in writing by August 18, 2008. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations made after this date. Refunds will be issued within 45 business days of the end of the Conference and a $50 processing fee will be deducted. Substitutions may be made by August 18 without penalty.

Please mail your completed registration form with payment to:

Accounts Receivable Department
Newspaper Association of America
4401 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203

Or fax form with credit card payment to:
NAA Accounts Receivable at (571) 366-1219.

Online registration is now closed. Please use on of the registration options outlined above.

Any questions concerning substantive topics at the Conference should be addressed to David S. Bralow (212) 210-2893 or dbralow@tribune.com, Mary Ellen Roy (504) 584-9254 or roym@phelps.com, Daniel Waggoner (206) 628-7789 or danwaggoner@dwt.com, or Sandra Baron (212) 337-0200 ext 206 or sbaron@medialaw.org. For questions
related only to conference registration, contact NAA’s Registrar at (571) 366-1080 or at registrar@naa.org.

CLE Credit

Conference sponsors are unable to make advance arrangements with every state CLE agency. However, we will apply for CLE approval from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Some state jurisdictions will provide CLE credits on a reciprocal basis. It is the responsibility of attendees seeking CLE credit to contact their local CLE agencies. Conference cosponsors will provide attendees with a Virginia form certificate of attendance at the conference. Attendees seeking CLE credit from other jurisdictions should include these forms with their CLE credit application materials to their local agencies.

Hotel Reservations

Please note that hotel reservations are not included in the Conference registration fee and must be made directly with the host hotel.

Planning Committee

Newspaper Association of American

René P. Milam
Jennifer L. Hall
Paula Hummel

National Association of Broadcasters

Marsha J. MacBride
Jane E. Mago
Jerianne Timmerman

Media Law Resource Center

Sandra S. Baron
David S. Bralow (Tribune Company)
Peter C. Canfield (Dow Lohnes PLLC)
Mary Ellen Roy (Phelps Dunbar LLP)
Daniel M. Waggoner
(Davis Wright Tremaine LLP)

Reservations should be made directly with the Westfields Marriott, 14750 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, by calling (703) 818-0300 or (800) 635-5666 or online at www.marriotthotels.com/iadwf. When calling, be sure to reference the Media Law Conference, or use Group Code MLCMLCB online to receive the discounted room rate of $189 per night—single or double occupancy. A first-night’s deposit, payable by check or credit card, will be necessary to confirm your reservation. The hotel will send written communication of all reservations.

Early reservations are recommended. You must make your reservation by August 21, 2008, to be guaranteed a room at the Conference rate, subject to availability within the room block. Every effort is made to ensure the reserved room block is adequate for anticipated Conference attendance. However, once the room block is sold out, we cannot guarantee additional rooms will be available at the Conference rate.

The discounted room rate also shall apply three days before and three days after the Conference, based upon availability.

The Westfields Marriott will provide complimentary parking for attendees and guests.

Airlines

Conference attendees may take advantage of special discounts offered by Delta Air Lines. Click on the Delta logo below to obtain the discounted reservations immediately and realize the following additional benefits: No service fees, online check-in within 24 hours prior to departure, and Best Fare Guarantee. No meeting code needed. NOTE: If you go directly to the delta.com Web site, you will not be eligible for a discount.

Car Rentals

Discounted car rentals may be obtained from Hertz Car Rental. In addition to NAA’s special discount of up to 20 percent, conference attendees will save $5 per day, up to $25 per rental. Reservations may be made by calling 800-654-2210 (in Canada, call 1-800-263-0600) or online at www.hertz.com. Use Corporate Discount Plan (CDP): 6308 and Promotional Code (PC): 110460.

Airport Transportation

The hotel is located approximately 10 miles (15 minutes) from Washington Dulles International Airport. The Westfields Marriott offers a complimentary shuttle to and from Dulles Airport for Media Law Conference attendees only. To arrange for transportation to and from the airport via the shuttle, which generally runs on the half-hour from 5:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., you must telephone (703) 818-0300 and indicate that you are attending the Media Law Conference. For departures from the airport, the Westfields Marriott shuttle pickup area is curbside 2H outside of baggage claim. For departures from the hotel, departure details should be provided to the bell captain eight hours in advance. Washington Reagan National Airport is located approximately 25 miles (45 minutes) from the hotel. A one-way taxi fare will cost approximately $80-100. Please note that taxis charge during traffic delays. Please consider metropolitan rush hours when making flight reservations.

First Published:
April 8, 2008

September 2008