THE STATE OF OUR SATIRICAL UNION PROGRAM
April 20, 2018
Courtyard Marriott Minneapolis Downtown
April 21, 2018
Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School for Public Affairs
Symposium Co-Curators:
Jane E. Kirtley, J.D. Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Director, Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota; Affiliated Faculty Member, University of Minnesota Law School; former Executive Director, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
Roslyn A. Mazer, Counsel to the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
et al. in Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota’s Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, the Minnesota Journalism Center, and the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Friday, April 20, 2018
Courtyard Marriott Minneapolis Downtown
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Opening Reception
Light hors d’oeuvres; beer, wine and soft drinks
(green tickets for drinks)
6:15 p.m.
Welcome
Elisia Cohen, Director, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
6:20 p.m.
Introduction
Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
Roslyn A. Mazer, Counsel to the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists et al. in Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell
6:30-7:30 p.m.
The Power of Satire From Gillray to Trump
Steve Sack, Editorial Cartoonist, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Ann Telnaes, Editorial Cartoonist, The Washington Post
Moderator: Michael Kahn, Crowell & Moring, LLP
7:30-8:00 p.m.
Authors’ Book Signing
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey School for Public Affairs
8:30-9 a.m.
Continental breakfast (yellow ticket)
Cowles Atrium and Humphrey Forum
9-9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Pat Bagley, Editorial Cartoonist, Salt Lake Tribune, President, Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota
9:15-10:10 a.m.
Reverend Falwell Goes to Court
Roslyn A. Mazer, Counsel to AAEC in Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell
Mike Peters, Mother Goose and Grimm
Ben Sargent, Editorial Cartoonist, Texas Observer
10:10-11:00 a.m.
The Hustler Decision and its Impact
Steve Breen, Editorial Cartoonist, San Diego Union
Len Niehoff, Professor from Practice, University of Michigan Law School
Jonathan Peters, Assistant Professor, Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Georgia
Erica Salkin, Associate Professor, Communication Studies, Whitworth University
Moderator: George Freeman, Executive Director, Media Law Resource Center
11-11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15-11:45 a.m.
Why Satire is Good for Our Democracy
Speaker: Sophia McClennen, Professor of Comparative Literature and International Affairs, Penn State University; Satire Scholar; Writer for salon.com
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Lunch (pink ticket)
Authors’ Book Signing
Cowles Atrium and Humphrey Forum
12:45-1:15 p.m.
Keynote Address: Speaking Freely in the Age of Trump
Speaker: Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee
1:15-1:30 p.m.
Break
1:30-2:20 p.m.
Old and New Forms of Satire
Genelle Belmas, Associate Professor, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Kansas
Cullum Rogers, Editorial Cartoonist, freelance
Bastiaan Vanacker, Associate Professor; Program Director, Center for Digital Ethics and Policy, Loyola University - Chicago
Signe Wilkinson, Editorial Cartoonist, Philadelphia Media Network
Moderator: Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
2:20-3:15 p.m.
Threats to Satire Here and Abroad
Chip Bok, Editorial Cartoonist, Creators Syndicate
Courtney Carstens, Editor-in-Chief, Veritas, Iowa State University
Ritu Khanduri, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Texas - Arlington
Joel Pett, Editorial Cartoonist, Lexington Herald-Leader
Andrew Pritchard, Assistant Professor, Greenlee School of Journalism & Communication, Iowa State University
Moderator: Giovanna Dell’Orto, Associate Professor, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30-4:15 p.m.
Symposium Wrap Up: What Did We Learn?
Cartoonist rapporteurs report on symposium by narrating their session drawings.
Moderators: Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota
Matt Wuerker, Editorial Cartoonist, Politico
4:15-4:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Pat Bagley, Editorial Cartoonist, Salt Lake Tribune, President, Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
Roslyn A. Mazer, Counsel to AAEC in Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell
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