Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher
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Indiana The Volume 77, Issue 17 • Thursday, August 16, 2012 Publisher Published alternate Thursdays IU launches global media law center T HSPA Foundation will contribute ideas to effort center focusing on legal protection for the media in Indiana, the United States and worldwide. The Center for Internation he Indiana University School of Journalism created a new research al Media Law and Policy Studies will support research and host public education events related to free expres sion issues and provide stu dents with opportunities to Michael Evans Anthony L. Fargo work with organizations that promote media freedom. The HSPA Foundation national focus for decades, said Interim Dean Michael Evans. "This center adds signifi cantly to that effort by intro ducing a multicultural legal dimension to the research and coursework under way at the school," Evans said. Anthony L. Fargo, associate plans to work with the center to create a greater awareness and understanding of the First Amendment in Indiana. Indiana University and the School of Journalism have maintained a vibrant inter Indiana more than a decade ago – to the point of drafting a proposal for funding. But after considering economic realities, staff decided it needed to explore partnership opportunities. While serving on the IU professor of journalism and director of the new center, said it is the first such project at a publicly supported uni versity journalism school to focus on international media law and policy issues. The HSPA Foundation discussed creating a Center for the First Amendment in School of Journalism alumni board, HSPA Foundation Director Karen Braeckel had several informal discussions with thenDean Brad Hamm about the project. In December 2010 HSPA tion spurred ideas within the Journalism School that led to the creation of the research center on media law. At that time, IU wanted a Fargo said that conversa unique center that focused on First Amendment rights in a way no other university in the country did, Braeckel said. "And the university Executive Director and General Counsel Steve Key and Braeckel met with Hamm and Fargo about collaborating on a center. also recognized ways the Foundation could partner with them on statewide ini tiatives," she said. Braeckel will serve on the center's new advisory board. See CENTER, Page 4 for contest Judges needed Calling all editors, photographers, ad directors and other journalists: As the HSPA Foundation awaits the results of Indiana's editorial and advertising contests, the Foundation needs judges for reciprocal judging in the 2012 Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. As in Indiana's competi- tion, most categories are online. A few will be hard copies. No one needs to travel to a common site. Judges will receive entries the week of Oct. 15 with a deadline of Nov. 2. The Foundation needs more judges than usual this year for MNA's large contest. Some find judg- ing a real learning expe- rience and an opportunity to pick up ideas from other newspapers. If your newspaper competed in the HSPA Foundation contest this year, please help recip- rocate by judging in this one. The Foundation recently emailed requests for vol- unteer judges. Please visit www. HSPAfoundation.org/ contest-judging to sign up. Complete the online form by Friday, Aug. 24. For more information call HSPA Foundation at (317) 803-4772. Agency ending public notices State Office of Air Quality opting for Web publication W Indiana Department of Environmental Management. In recent public notice advertisements, hat's the value of public notice? Apparently less than $7,500 for the Office of Air Quality in the the office includes language of its inten tion to stop publishing notices of its hear ings required by the federal Environmental Protection Agency as of Dec. 1. Instead, all notices will be posted on the website of IDEM. HSPA sat down with the Office of Air Quality's Scott Deloney and Chris Pedersen to voice its concern with this agreement reached between IDEM and the EPA. They raised two concerns with the use of newspapers to notify the public of upcoming hearings. One was timing. Deloney said it often took two to three weeks for newspapers to send See Notices, Page 2 Attention press and environmental advocates To voice opposition on the state Office of Air Quality's move to stop publishing public notices, contact: • IDEM Commissioner Thomas Easterly, Indiana Government Center North, 100 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204; (800) 451-6027 • Acting Division Director George Czerniak, EPA Region 5 Offices, 77 Jackson Blvd., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60604; (312) 353-2000 INSIDE Clip and save 2012 budget deadlines: Of particular note – Sept. 13 is the final day for first publication of proposed levy, budget, and no- tice to taxpayers of public hearings. Page 2 Survey says: Though 75 per- cent of respon- dents in a survey said the news media should act as a government watchdog, only 13 percent could name freedom of press as a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Page 3 Public access victory: The state Supreme Court rules in favor of transparency in a case involving the release of school records. Page 4 Legal Q&A: What are a newspaper's options for deter- mining the status of someone held by police who is not listed on the jail sheet? The po- lice won't provide information about an arrest. Page 4