Northwestern's WNUR News To Air Forum On Students' Methods Of Investigating The McKinney Case - LIVE Tonight at 8PM
WNUR News - Northwestern University's student-run radio will be airing an open discussion tonight to address the allegations being made against the Medill Innocence Project.
As previously posted, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office has subpoenaed the journalism students for all their documents related to the Anthony McKinney investigation. The States Attorney is also see king the student's course outline and grade information. The State has evidence that students paid witnesses in exchange for their testimony, The Students, presumably, deny these allegations.
The question tonight will be: Are the State's requests reasonable? Can the students legally hide behind a reporter's privilege? Should they be able to hide this information? Can students pick and choose what information they disclose to prosecutors? What are the implications of such actions? What does it say about the Medill Innocence Project? What's wrong with just putting all the cards on the table and seeking the truth?
A lot of questions.....tune in tonight to hear the panelists weigh in.
PANELIST BIOS:
Medill School of Journalism
Focuses on, among other topics, Law and Media Ethics
Associate of Andrew M. Hale Law Firm in Chicago
Concentrates practice in Civil Rights Litigation
Director of Legal Studies Department, Northwestern
Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology
Research Fellow, American Bar Foundation
