Welcome!

Hello readers! This blog is intended to track my adventures in the Greater Boston area this summer as I intern for The Digital Media Law Project at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. The Berkman Center focuses on a variety of sociological and legal issues surrounding the Internet, and as part of its efforts the Center houses a variety of projects to study different issues in the online world. The Digital Media Law Project’s goal is to assist community journalists wanting to use online and digital resources but facing legal issues in the process. The project addresses a wide range of media law issues, from copyright to libel to access to open records online.

Of course, if you’re actually reading this, you probably already knew where I am and what I’m doing. (It doesn’t hurt to be thorough though, right?)

I hope to not only record my observations about the developing legal issues surrounding digital journalism, but also to keep up with my family and friends who I will miss terribly while I am away in Massachusetts. (Terry, you know to keep sending me pictures as our flowers bloom in the garden while I’m away. Tiffany, your job is to leave witty comments frequently on posts. I will be checking!) You will probably see a blend of personal commentary and pictures, along with scattered thoughts about the intersection between the law and journalism online.

I plan to try and write this like I would if I were still writing newspaper columns – I hope you all like following my travels.

Or at least, pretend like you like them by leaving me lots of comments. Please?