Events

Sig Schutz Right to Know Panelist at 2023 Maine Press Association Annual Meeting

October 14, 2023 at 9:30am10:45am
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel

363 Maine Mall Road

Portland, Maine

Answering your questions on Maine’s Right to Know

This year’s Right to Know panel will feature Sig Schutz, libel and defamation expert from Preti Flaherty law firm; Judy Meyer, Sun Journal executive editor and Maine Right to Know Advisory Committee member; and Lynda Clancy, PenBay Pilot editorial director and Maine Right to Know Advisory Committee member. Questions will likely include:

  • How should I report on a meeting in which audience members are silenced in a public forum for airing their concerns or grievances?
  • How do I deal with a public information officer ignoring my calls and emails?

Firm Highlights

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