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[bluespjlogo] [Baker Cntr Logo 101909] Justice, Media and the People's Right to Know: Inherent Tensions and Practical Implications in a Free Society April 1, 2011 Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, Knoxville, TN This all-day conference will explore ways that journalists and public officials can better inform the public to build trust and confidence in two institutions important to a democracy: government and a free press. Keynote speaker: Alex Jones, a native East Tennessean and now director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. He covered the press for The New York Times from 1983-92 and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1987. Other speakers and panelists: experts in law enforcement, criminal and civil court procedures, Tennessee laws on open meetings and records and experienced journalists who cover governmental affairs. Participants will include the general public, journalists, law enforcement officials, court personnel, government records custodians Attendance is free, but registration is required by March 25. To Register and review a draft agenda, visit the Baker Center website www.bakercenter.utk.edu<http://www.bakercenter.utk.edu> Sponsored by East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists and The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Additional support from the: University of Tennessee College of Law, Society of Professional Journalists national and Region 12 offices, UT Political Science Department, UT American Studies Interdisciplinary Program, UT School of Journalism and Electronic Media/College of Communication and Information, Knoxville News Sentinel, the E. W. Scripps Company, Tennessee Press Association Foundation Direct registration url http://tinyurl.com/6xhf83n Amy K. Gibson, Ph.D. Director of Communications and Public Programming Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy The University of Tennessee, Knoxville 865-974-3816 (o) 865-363-9605 (m) Support the Baker Center<https://web.dii.utk.edu/alumni/?Campus=300&College=322&Fund=BAKER_H06>