Sponsors

The law firm of Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye LLP is home to one of the largest media law practices in New England. Its clients include national, regional, and local media entities of all kinds: newspapers, magazines, television and radio broadcasters, book publishers, and internet sites and content providers, among others. To its media and other clients, the firm provides a broad range of legal services, including employment, litigation, business/transactional, trademark and copyright, insurance, real estate, telecommunications, estate planning, and domestic relations. With more than 50 attorneys in its Boston office, the firm is large enough to offer a complete range of legal services, yet small enough to be flexible, cost-effective, and accessible. For more information, please visit www.plgt.com.

The BU School of Law delivers real-world learning to students combining clinics, internships, and externships with practical legal education, as well as critical intellectual thinking, reasoning, and written and oral communication skills needed to be a successful attorney in today's world. Students here benefit from small class and clinic sizes, with student/teacher ratios of 12:1 and 8:1, respectively. Choosing from nearly 150 courses, students design their own programs of study tailored to specific interests in one of five legal disciplines—Business Organizations and Finance, Health, International, Intellectual Property, or Litigation and Dispute Resolution. In addition, BU Law provides postgraduate legal education for both domestic and international attorneys leading to a Master of Laws degree.

WBUR is a major source of news and information in New England and one of the country's pre-eminent public radio stations. WBUR provides thorough and intelligent coverage of national, international and regional news, plus extensive reports from National Public Radio (NPR), the BBC, Public Radio International, American Public Media and WBUR's own newsroom. WBUR produces more than 25 hours of original news and programming each week that are distributed to other public radio stations around the country, on XM satellite radio and podcasts, and streamed on WBUR.org.

The Boston University College of Communication (COM) is dedicated to the proposition that the free flow of ideas and accurate information is vital to the development and improvement of democratic societies. The College mission is to provide an educational center of excellence focused on teaching, research and service in the study and professional practice of communication. To accomplish its mission, the faculty and students maintain high standards of scholastic achievement and establish rigorous professional communication skill training to prepare students for successful careers.