Leaks, Leakers and the Law
Jeffrey Hunt
Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 at 7:00 pm – South Ballroom, Memorial Union
Jeffrey Hunt is a First Amendment attorney in Salt Lake City, Utah, and an Iowa State alumnus. He regularly represents national and local media companies in state and federal courts and counsels clients on defamation, privacy and First Amendment rights. He serves as local counsel for two national television networks and in 1992 founded the Utah Freedom of Information Hotline, which provides free legal assistance to the public and journalists. Hunt earned his BA in Journalism and Mass Communication from Iowa State in 1983. During the four years following, he was a Copy Editor for the Des Moines Register, and a reporter for the Quad-City Times and Deseret News. Hunt is an adjunct professor at the University of Utah S. J. Quinney College of Law. Part of the First Amendment Day Celebration.Cosponsored By:
- Greenlee School of Journalism & Mass Communication
- Iowa State Daily
- Lee Enterprises
- Society of Professional Journalists - ISU Chapter
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.
Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.