The Indianapolis-based law firm Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Steven Badger will join newspaper editors from around the state to serve on a panel to discuss journalism and online ethics. Hosted by the Associated Press Managing Editors (APME), the panel discussion on May 17 in Indianapolis.
The panel will discuss the legal and ethical issues involved with online forums, sourcing for blogs, re-publication of content taken from the Web, and journalists who participate in online comments relating to their stories.
APME is a professional network, a resource for helping editors improve their news coverage and newsroom operations. Its committees and annual conferences bring editors together to share ideas and discuss the future of the industry.
A resident of Zionsville and a member of Bose McKinney & Evans' Litigation Group, Badger is experienced in commercial and complex business litigation matters, including cases involving media law and the First Amendment.
Badger is a member of the American, Seventh Circuit, Indiana and Indianapolis Bar Associations. He is a former chair of the Indiana State Bar Association's Civil Rights of Children Committee, member of Indianapolis Law Club, former member of the Second Indiana Conclave on Legal Education and former member of the Marion County Board of Zoning Appeals.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wabash College summa cum laude and his law degree from the Indiana University School of Law summa cum laude in Bloomington. During law school he was a managing editor of Indiana Law Journal.
Bose McKinney & Evans provides a full-range of legal services to large and mid-size privately owned businesses, publicly traded companies, high-tech organizations and governmental entities. The firm's offices are located in downtown Indianapolis, in Meridian Corporate Plaza Two on the north side of Indianapolis, in West Lafayette, Ind., in Northwest Indiana, in Raleigh, N.C. and in Washington, D.C. Bose McKinney & Evans is a member of ALFA International, a worldwide network of law firms. The firm's Web address is www.boselaw.com.
