The California First Amendment Coalition presents:

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

Americans enjoy among the best free speech and open-government laws in the world. But such freedoms mean nothing if journalists and citizens don’t know how to use them. Get the weapons you need to make your work more competitive, compelling and controversial.

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 & 18
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Schedule:
6:00-7:30PM
Film: Showing of new documentary, Ì¢‰âÂåSecrecyÌ¢‰âÒ

7:40-9:00
Reception and discussion of film with directors Robb Moss and Peter Galison

PANEL: Only the media platforms are changing, not the desire for good content 4 years ago YouTube didn’t even exist. Now, political candidates have to wonder if their every move may end up in an online video. From John Edwards’ affair to Barack Obama’s slip of the tongue, alternative news outlets are breaking important stories while traditional media adapt and adjust. As an online journalist, Wired.com editor-in-chief Evan Hansen and Huffington Post Editor Roy Sekoff have proved that unique information matters, no matter the medium through which it’s revealed.

PLUS! The rise, and potential pitfalls, of online news
Jay Walsh, Head of Communications, Wikimedia Foundation
Ward Bushee, Editor, San Francisco Chronicle

WORKSHOP: How much did the mayor pay for his house? How many times was the victim shot?
How many bathrooms does the mayor’s condo have? Did he take out a loan for it? That information is a public record. So, too, are autopsies of murder victims or records of unpaid child support. Publicly accessible documents can answer these questions. Discover the best approaches. If a public records request is required and you’re not filing them frequently, you’re not working hard enough.

DEMO: See how Maplight.org has become one of the fastest and most sophisticated tools for investigating the influence of special interests on policy making

FEATURED SPEAKER: Judge Alex Kozinski of “The Notorious Ninth”
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is reputed to be the most liberal in the United States. But it’s highly visible chief judge, Alex Kozinski, was appointed by President Reagan, is idolized by conservative lawyers, and yet harbors distinctly libertarian views on First Amendment and related issues. An iconoclast both on and off the benchÌ¢‰â”how many other federal judges can claim to have tried bungee jumping?Ì¢‰â”Kozinski does not shy from controversy.

PANEL: What price, national security?
Seven years after the 9/11 attacks, the country remains in a war on terrorism that has changed fundamentally the delicate balance between government secrecy and individual liberties. Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney Kevin Bankston has battled the US government and American telephone companies over NSA surveillance of phone and email traffic. Oakland lawyer Jon Eisenberg has represented the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation in a bizarre case that tests the limits of the government’s coveted “state secrets” privilege. Hear these riveting tales.

PLUS! Wired investigative reporter Ryan Singel broke the story in February that U.S. intelligence officials planned to mine a new realm of American culture for leads on terrorist activity. Where? Video games.

PLUS! Screening of the critically-acclaimed film Secrecy on Friday evening and discussion with the film’s director Robb Moss www.secrecyfilm.com

AND MOREÌ¢‰âÂå_

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