The Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age will examine how free expression has evolved in the digital age and, in particular, how the law has impacted – and can impact – this evolution. Each year, the Task Force will identify within the broader topic a single issue to examine in-depth over the course of a year. The Task Force’s paramount goal is to educate both the legal community and public through the annual examinations. Among other things, the Task Force intends to hold public hearings and open meetings; encourage the participation of local journalists, media organizations, academics, law students, and the bench and bar in committee programs and activities; and make recommendations regarding potential changes in the law and public policy.
Report and recommendations of Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age
Approved by the House of Delegates on June 12, 2021
Online Community
The Economics of News Organizations in the Digital World, NYSBA News Release, September 13, 2019
The Economics of News Organizations in the Digital World, Recording, September 16, 2019
State Bar Task Force Looks at Rise of News Deserts in Effort to Save Local Journalism, NYSBA News Release, September 16, 2019
FOIL and the Future of Local Journalism: Rethinking Access to Information in a Digital Age, NYSBA News Release, October 11, 2019
FOIL and the Future of Local Journalism : Rethinking Access to Information in a Digital Age, Syracuse Hearing Recording, October 16, 2019
FOIL and the Future of Local Journalism: Rethinking Access to Information in a Digital Age, Syracuse Hearing Transcript, October 16, 2019
The Crisis in Journalism: Are Nonprofits the Answer?, NYSBA News Release, November 14, 2019
The Crisis in Journalism: Are Nonprofits the Answer? New York City Hearing Recording, November 19, 2019
Rethinking Libel Law in a New Era of Journalism, NYSBA News Release, December 9, 2019
Rethinking Libel Law in a New Era of Journalism, Albany Hearing Recording, December 9, 2019
From Body Cam Footage to Sealed Court Records: Rethinking Access Law in a Digital Age Hearing Recording, January 27, 2020
Task Force in the News
New York State Bar Association Announces Groundbreaking Initiative to Support and Save Local News Outlets, NYSBA News Release, June 11, 2019
NY Bar Association Launches Effort to Save Local News, Associated Press, June 11, 2019
N.Y. Bar Association Launches Task Force Aimed at Saving Local News, Associations Now, June 13, 2019
Bar association addresses journalism in digital age, Mid-Hudson News, June 15, 2019
Public files slam shut, despite law, Times Union, October 18, 2019
Informative forum on open government, Daily Gazette, November 11, 2019
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