Dear Students,

A proposed rule by the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) is more than just an assault on the Public Relations industry, it’s a threat to a free press.

How can we truly have a free press that protects reporters from having to disclose their sources when the state can require some of those very same sources to disclose their contact with members of the press?

What do you think? I’d like to know. Here are two news stories on the issue. Also, feel free to add your comments on the Facebook post below.

Prof. Grossman

NY Observer JCOPE story  NY Post JCOPE story