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Day 1 Survey - Symposium on Ethical Communications in Criminal Cases
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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Please rate the quality of this session: "Media Narratives, Public Trust, and Legal Boundaries"
Kelly McBride, Senior Vice President, Chair, Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership, The Poynter Institute
Hon. Alberto R. Gonzales, Dean & Doyle Rogers Distinguished Professor of Law, Belmont University
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION IA. "Boundaries & Safeguards: Embedding Safety, Fairness, Dignity, and Accountability in Communication Practices"
Ana Zamora, Founder and CEO, The Just Trust
Brett Tolman, Executive Director, Right on Crime and former U.S. Attorney
Yasmin Cader, Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU and Director of the Trone Center for Justice and Equality
Moderated by: Udi Ofer
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION IB. "Using Data and AI as a Vehicle for Justice"
Hon. Harold Pryor, State Attorney, Broward County, FL
Robert Beiser, Technical Advisor – Justice Reform Initiative, Tech for Fundamental Rights, Microsoft
Barry Scheck, Co-Founder and Special Counsel, the Innocence Project
Moderated by: Marlene Biener
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION II A."Justice Communicated: Public Messaging Across the System"
Hon. Steve Kunzweiler, District Attorney, Tulsa County, OK
Hon. Kevin Gray, District Judge, 14th Judicial District, Tulsa County, OK
Wendell Franklin, Former Chief of Police, Tulsa, OK
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION II B. "Centering Impacted Voices: Community, Survivors, and Defendants in Public Narratives"
Erika Mahoney, Survivor, Journalist
Anne Seymour, Associate Academic Program Director, National Mass Violence Center
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Please rate the quality of this session: "Fairness and Accuracy in Emerging Media"
Renee Williams, Executive Director, National Center for Victims of Crime
Ashley Fantz, Investigative Reporter, Writer, Story Consultant
Marisa Kabas, Independent Journalist, Creator of The Handbasket
Moderator: Annmarie Taggart
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Please rate the quality of this session: "The Current State of Crime Reporting and Public Narratives"
Elie Honig, Former federal and state prosecutor, and CNN Senior Analyst
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What information from the Symposium was most useful to you?
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What is one specific strategy you plan to implement as a result of today’s sessions?
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What tools and resources would help you implement ethical communication standards?
