New York City's media landscape is changing fast. As legacy outlets shrink and independent, nonprofit newsrooms step in to fill the gaps, a host of unsettled legal questions are coming to the fore — about press freedom, protecting sources, newsgathering rights, and even who counts as a journalist in the first place.

Attorneys and clients of the Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic discussed local journalism during an eCornell Keynote on Thursday, June 25. Panelists explored the state of local journalism and what the shifting media landscape means for public accountability. The Clinic's Local Journalism Project sits at the center of these challenges, representing journalists and newsrooms across New York and beyond.

The moderated panel featured:

• Heather Murray, associate director of the First Amendment Clinic and managing attorney of its Local Journalism Project
• Michael Linhorst, the Clinic's local journalism attorney
• Mazin Sidahmed, co-founder and executive director of Documented
• Gersh Kuntzman, editor-in-chief of Streetsblog

This is the first in a series of eCornell programs featuring the Clinic's work — links to the rest of the series will be available soon.

Watch the eCornell Keynote here.