A Journalist's Guide to Covering Elections | One Day Law School 2024

One Day Law School for Journalists Panel

In this session, our panelists introduce election coverage, including an overview of election law, journalists' access and rights, and how to handle high-pressure situations when reporting. This was the first of four presentations. 

Click here to watch a recording of the workshop. 

Panelists:

  • Kathy Boockvar, Esq.: President of Athena Strategies 
  • Paula Knudsen Burke, Esq.: Local Legal Initiative Attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press 
  • Melissa Melewsky, Esq.: Media Law Counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association 
  • Marc Levy: Statehouse and Politics Reporter at AP