Professor Ellen P. Goodman launches News Law Project

With funding from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, we have launched the RIIPL News Law Project.  There is a crisis and opportunity in journalism.  As established news organizations shrink, new digital ventures are expanding.  But these new ventures often lack the in-house legal resources that the larger press organizations enjoy.  The RIIPL News Law Project … Continue reading Professor Ellen P. Goodman launches News Law Project

Lastowka Writing Competition

Rutgers Institute for Information Policy and Law is pleased to announce the Lastowka Short-Form Writing Competition. Open to Rutgers students and recent graduates (class of 2015), the award will be given to an entry of 500-1,500 words on a topic of intellectual property or information policy more broadly. Professor Greg Lastowka (1968-2015) will be remembered … Continue reading Lastowka Writing Competition

Professor Goodman and RIIPL to Guide NJ Journalists on Digital Newsgathering Law

        Professor Ellen P. Goodman is thrilled to announce the receipt of a grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation in support of a RIIPL project on digital journalism.  The grant comes from the Foundation’s journalism sustainability project, with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.  Working with students, Goodman … Continue reading Professor Goodman and RIIPL to Guide NJ Journalists on Digital Newsgathering Law