ERIC P. ROBINSON School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of South Carolina 800 Sumter Street, Room 226, Columbia, SC 29208 803-770-9290 [email protected] http://www.ericrobinson.org/

Summary

My scholarship and teaching focus on media law, particularly involving the internet and social media. Before entering academia, I had more than a decade of experience as a media law attorney, and have also worked in government and policy positions and as a newspaper and magazine reporter and editor.

Education

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Ph.D. (Mass Communications), August 2016 Dissertation: Adding Flesh to Sullivan’s Bones: The Legacy of St. Amant v. Thompson Committee: Louis Day, Chair; James R. Stoner, Jr.; Erin Coyle; Bob Mann Co-Director, Press Law and Democracy Project (with Amy Reynolds from Fall 2013 - Fall 2015) Teaching: Media Ethics and Social Responsibility (Spring 2016); Media Law (Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014); Manship in DC (Co-Instructor, Summer 2015) Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY J.D., May 1992; M.A. (Communications), May 1992 Catherine Covert Research Award (best scholarly paper in mass communications), 1991 and 1992 Teaching Assistant, Media Law (graduate and undergraduate), Spring 1992 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY B.A. with Departmental Honors (American Culture), May 1989 Thesis published as Robinson, E. (1990). Archie Bunker as Icon and Hero, Wittenberg Review 1:44.

Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching

University of South Carolina Law and Ethics of Mass Communications (undergraduate): Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016 Seminar In Mass Communication Legal Research Methods (doctoral): Fall 2017 Louisiana State University Media Ethics and Social Responsibility (undergraduate): Spring 2016 Mass Media Law (undergraduate): Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015 Manship in DC (undergraduate, co-instructor): Summer 2015 CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, City University of New York Legal and Ethical Issues (graduate): Fall 2012 Baruch College, City University of New York Media Ethics and Law (undergraduate): Fall 2012, Spring 2013 University of Nevada, Reno First Amendment and Society (undergraduate): Fall 2011, Spring 2012 Syracuse University Law of the Press (graduate and undergraduate; teaching assistant): Spring 1992 Eric P. Robinson Page 2

Research

Journal Articles

Coyle, E. & Robinson, E. (2017) Chilling Journalism: Can Newsgathering be Harassment or Stalking?, Communication Law and Policy, 22:1, 65-122, DOI: 10.1080/10811680.2017.1250571.

Robinson, E. (2016). Crossing Boundaries: National Efforts to Apply Media Law Across Borders, Chung-Ang Journal of Legal Studies 30:53.

Robinson, E. (2016). No Confidence: Confidentiality, Ethics and the Law of Academic Privilege, Communications Law and Policy 21:323. DOI:10.1080/10811680.2016.1184917.

Robinson, E. (2013). Virtual Voir Dire: The Law and Ethics of Investigating Jurors Online, American Journal of Trial Advocacy 36:597.

Robinson, E. (2012). The Wired Jury: An Early Examination of the Consequences of Jurors’ Use of Electronic Extrinsic Evidence, Florida Coastal Law Review 14:131.

Robinson, E. (2011). Jury Instructions for the Modern Age: A 50-State Survey of Jury Instructions on Internet and Social Media, Reynolds Courts & Media Law Journal 1:307.

Robinson, E. Criminal Libel and the Internet (2007), Journal of Internet Law 11:4, p 1.

Committee on Communications and Media Law of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Klaris, E., Abrutyn, S., Adelman, R., Balin, R., Bolger, K., Davis, C. and Robinson, E.) (2005), The Press and the Public’s First Amendment Right of Access to Terrorism on Trial, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal 22:767.

Robinson, E. (2003). Update on Employer E-mail Monitoring: The 9th Circuit Joins the Mainstream, Labor Lawyer 18:355.

Robinson, E. (2001). Big Brother or Modern Management: E-mail Monitoring in the Private Workplace, Labor Lawyer 17:311

Conference Papers and Presentations

Robinson, E. and Zhu, Y. (2017, Aug. 10). Beyond “I Agree:” Users’ Understanding of Web Site Terms of Service. In Law and Policy Division, 2017 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.

Robinson, E. (2016, Aug. 6). Libel by the Numbers: The Use of Public Opinion Polls in Defamation Lawsuits. In Law and Policy Division, 2016 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2016, June 14), Crossing Boundaries: National Efforts to Apply Media Laws Across Borders. In Kyu Ho Youm (Moderator), Freedom of Expression with Regard to Terror, Right to be Forgotten & Social Media, Chung-Ang University Law School, Seoul, South Korea. Eric P. Robinson Page 3

Robinson, E. (panelist) (2016, June 11), Social Media Law: The U.S. versus the World. In Communication Law and Policy Division, Social Media Law in the Global 21st Century: An International and Comparative Perspective, International Communications Association Annual Conference, Fukuoka, Japan.

Robinson, E. (2016, Mar. 4). Libel by the Numbers: The Use of Public Opinion Polls in Defamation Lawsuits. In Law and Policy Division, 2016 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeastern Colloquium, Baton Rouge, La.

Coyle, E. and Robinson, E. (2015, Aug. 9). Calling Them Out: An Exploration of Whether Newsgathering May Be Punished As Criminal Harassment. In Law and Policy Division, 2015 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Convention, San Francisco, Cal.

Robinson, E. (moderator and organizer) (2015, Aug. 8). Teaching Taboo Topics: Practical Lessons for Teaching on the Edge. Law and Policy Division / Entertainment Studies Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Convention, San Francisco, Cal.

Books and Legal Treatises

Robinson, E., ed. (lead contributor and editorial reviewer) (2016 - ), Internet Law: The Complete Guide. Vancouver: Specialty Technical Publishers.

Robinson, E. and Lambert, M. (2017), Internet Law Essentials: U.S. Social Media Law. Vancouver: Specialty Technical Publishers.

Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries

Robinson, E. (2016). Time v. Hill. In Anglim, C.T., ed. Privacy Rights in the Digital Era. Amenia, NY: Grey House.

Robinson, E. (2015). International Copyright; Online Reporting; and Social Media in the Courtroom. In Babcock, W. and Freivogel, W., eds. Guide to Key Issues in Mass Media Ethics & Law. Los Angeles: Sage.

Robinson, E. (2014). United States chapter. In Lambert, P., ed. World Social Networking Laws. Dublin: Clarus.

Robinson, E. (2009). Appropriation; Criminal Defamation; False Light; and Intrusion. In Vile, J., Hudson, Jr., D. and Schultz, D., eds., Encyclopedia of the First Amendment. Washington: CQ Press.

Robinson, E. (2004). Monitoring E-Mail in the Private Workplace: Trends and Issues. In Perritt, Jr., H., ed., 2004 Employment Law Update. New York: Aspen.

Speaking and Presentations

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2017, Apr. 15). Removing the Mysteries: The Law of Publishing. In Palmetto Chapter, Sisters in Crime, Monthly Meeting, Columbia, S.C.

Robinson, E. (panelist) (2017, Mar. 18). Counselors Off the Cuff. In South Carolina Press Association, 2017 Annual Meeting and Awards, Columbia, S.C. Eric P. Robinson Page 4

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2017, Mar. 4). “Media Law Basics For Student Journalists” and “Reporting the News and Keeping Your Job: Student Media Advisers and the Law.” In Southeastern Interscholastic Press Association, 2017 Convention, Columbia, S.C.

Robinson, E. (speaker / panelist) (2017, Feb. 8-9). In RTI International (on behalf of U.S. Department of Justice), Potential Impact of Electronic Media Use on the Right to a Fair Trial workshop, Criminal Justice Priority Needs Initiative, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Robinson, E. (guest instructor) (2017, Jan. 31), Public Relations / Corporate Speech and the Law. In Holly Ott, Principles of Public Relations, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.

Robinson, E. (co-presenter) (2016, Nov. 18), LegalEase Discussion: Copyright & Fair Use, South Carolina Press Association, Columbia, S.C.

Robinson, E. (guest instructor) (2016, Nov. 18), The Writer and the Law. In Adaobi Duru, Writing for Professional Communicators, University of Louisiana – Monroe, Monroe, La. (via Skype)

Robinson, E. (panelist) (2016, Sept. 24), Back to Basics: A Media Law Refresher on Libel Privacy and Access. In 2016 Media Law School (legal training for working journalists), University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2016, June 16), 2016 International Conference, Press Arbitration Commission, Seoul, South Korea.

Robinson, E. (guest instructor) (2016, Jan. 29), Creating the First Amendment: Origins and Philosophy. In Len Apgar, Introduction to Mass Media, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.

Robinson, E. (instructor) (2015, Nov. 5), “Media Law” and “Ethics.” Louisiana Scholastic Press Association, Baton Rouge, La.

Robinson, E. (guest instructor) (2015, Sept. 2 & 9), Hitting the Books: Legal Issues in Publishing. In MaryKatherine Callaway (Instructor), Publishing in the Digital Age, English Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2015, May 1), Legal and Ethical Considerations for Visually Communicating Science: The Landscape of the Law: Showing the coast without running aground. In Show Me the Coast: Telling Stories and Using Visuals for Environmental Communication, Baton Rouge, La.

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2015, Feb. 24), No Confidence: Confidentiality, Ethics and the Law of Academic Privilege. Brownbag Research Presentation, Manship School of Mass Communication, Baton Rouge, La.

Robinson, E. (instructor) (2014, Nov. 13), Media Law. In Louisiana Scholastic Press Association, Baton Rouge, La.

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2014, Nov. 11), The Right to be Forgotten… In Lambert, M. (organizer). Free Speech in the Internet Age, Sports, Entertainment, and Media Law Society, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, La. Eric P. Robinson Page 5

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2014, Mar. 24) Marketing Online, and Within the Lines: Legal Aspects of Online Marketing. In American Marketing Association Marketing Workshops, Boston, Mass.

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2013, Oct. 2), The Wired Jury: Courts’ Reactions to Jurors’ Use of Outside Electronic Evidence, Brownbag Research Presentation, Manship School of Mass Communication, Baton Rouge, La.

Robinson (panelist) (2013, June 13), Controlling Content: Media, Intellectual Property and Licensing in the Digital Age, Vassar Club of New York, New York, N.Y.

Robinson (panelist) (2013, Feb. 8), Issues at Trial. In The Use of Social Media in 21st-Century Litigation Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Ala.

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2012, Mar. 2), Jurors and Social Media. In #DigitalExpressions: Exploring Free Speech in Cyberspace, Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, Fla.

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2011, Nov. 3), Edward R. Murrow Fellows program (Fracophone African journalists), U.S. State Department / Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.

Robinson (panelist) (2011, Oct. 22) Libel Law: Minimizing the Risks of Publishing Online. In Media Law in the Digital Age – The Rules Have Changed – Again, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Ga.

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2011, May 19), Public Perception of Judges and the Court, General Jurisdiction course, National Judicial College, Reno, Nev.

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2011, Apr. 5), Meeting with Thai journalists, U.S. State Department / Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2010, Nov. 5), Nevada High School Journalism Day 2010, Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2010, Oct. 29), Edward R. Murrow Fellows program (Fracophone African journalists), U.S. State Department / Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.

Robinson, E. (instructor) (2010, Aug.), LeadAmerica (annual journalism / media summer immersion program), New York, N.Y.

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2010, Apr.) Copyrights and Copywrongs, Privacy. At 86th Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y.

Robinson, E. (panelist) (2009, Oct. 14), Social Media for Lawyers, New York Law School, New York, N.Y.

Robinson, E. (instructor) (2009, Aug.) LeadAmerica (annual journalism / media summer immersion program), New York, N.Y. Eric P. Robinson Page 6

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2009, Apr.) Copyrights and Copywrongs, Privacy. At 85th Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y.

Robinson, E. (instructor) (2008, Aug.) LeadAmerica (annual journalism / media summer immersion program), New York, N.Y.

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2008, Apr.) Copyrights and Copywrongs, Privacy. At 84th Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y.

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2007, Apr.) Copyrights and Copywrongs, Privacy. At 83th Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y.

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2006, Apr.) Copyrights and Copywrongs, Privacy. At 82th Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y.

Robinson, E. (speaker) (2006, May), Law Day, The School for Legal Studies, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Robinson, E. (presentation) (2005, Apr.) Copyrights and Copywrongs, Privacy. At 81st Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y.

School and Community Service

Policies and Procedures Committee (elected position), School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, Aug. 2017 – present.

Public Relations Position Search Committee, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, Aug. 2017 – present.

Petitions Committee, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina, Aug. 2016 – May 2017.

Speaker, Southern Interscholastic Press Association annual convention, Columbia, S.C., Mar. 2017.

Paper reviewer, Law and Policy Division, Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium, Winter 2017.

Article reviewer, Law & Social Inquiry, Fall 2016.

Judge, NCFCA Region VII Qualifying Tournament (debate competition), Baton Rouge, La., Mar. 2016.

Speaker, Louisiana Scholastic Press Association annual convention, Baton Rouge, La., annually, 2013- 2015.

Judge, NCFCA Tiger Town Rumble (debate competition), Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 2015.

Judge, NCFCA Region VII Invitational (debate competition), Baton Rouge, La., May 2014. Eric P. Robinson Page 7

Paper reviewer, Law and Policy Division, Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Spring 2013.

Speaker, Nevada High School Journalism Day, Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev., annually, 2010-2012.

Revision of journalism school bylaws, University of Nevada, Reno, Spring 2011.

Scoring Judge, Nevada State Bar “We the People” oral argument competition, Nov. 2011.

Presentation, “Copyrights and Copywrongs,” and “Privacy,” Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., annually, 2005-2010.

Professional Positions

Media Law

Press, Law & Democracy Project, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Co-Director, Aug. 2013 – Aug. 2016 Organized events for center focused on effect of media law on governance and policy.

Counts Law Group / Cynthia Counts, Esq., Atlanta, GA Of Counsel, Aug. 2012 – Nov. 2015 Researched and wrote occasional briefs and motions for First Amendment litigation law practice.

Citizen Media Law Project, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Affiliate Scholar, April 2009 – Aug. 2014 Writer for leading Internet law research center; posts at www.citmedialaw.org/blog/eric-p-robinson

Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV Deputy Director, September 2010 – June 2012 Founding editor of quarterly journal focusing on court / media issues; researched legal and policy issues for judges, attorneys, academics and journalists.

Media Law Resource Center, New York, NY Staff Attorney, Sept. 2000 – Dec. 2009 Conducted legal analyses, reports, and studies on media and internet law issues; tracked and analyzed litigation and trends for media companies, media lawyers and insurers.

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, DC Legal Fellow, Sept. 1992 – Sept. 1993 Researched media law issues, including tracking legislation affecting the media; wrote briefs and comments for submission to courts and agencies.

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Policy and Government

New York State Supreme Court, New York County New York, NY Part-Time Chambers Attorney, April 2010 – Sept. 2010

Queens Borough President’s Office Kew Gardens, NY Special Assistant, Jan. 1999 – Sept. 2000

Office of the Lieutenant Governor, New York, NY Deputy Counsel / Confidential Assistant, Aug. 1998 – Dec. 1998

Queens Chamber of Commerce, Jackson Heights, NY Director, Community & Public Relations, Mar. 1995 - July 1998 (staff); Sept. 2000 – June 2007 (consultant)

Office of Congresswoman Susan Molinari, Washington, DC Legislative Fellow, Oct. 1993 – Jan. 1994

Journalism

Queens Tribune, Fresh Meadows, NY News Editor, April 1994 – February 1995

American Lawyer Magazine, New York, NY Editorial Intern, May – Aug. 1991, May – Aug. 1990

Queens Courier, Bayside, NY Acting Editor-In-Chief, May – August 1989

Professional Affiliations

International Communication Association, 2016 – present Communication Law and Policy Division

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2012 – present Law and Policy Division

Media Law Resource Center, 2011 – present Newsgathering Committee

New York State Bar Association, 2003 – 2013 Communications and Media Law Committee

New York City Bar Association, 2001 – 2003 Copyright and Intellectual Property Committee

Bar Admissions

Admitted to the bar in New York (1993), New Jersey (1992) and before the U.S. Supreme Court (1997).