Youngstown Press Club to host session on freedom of the press

The Youngstown Press Club will host Yale Press Clause Fellow Jacob Schriner-Briggs as its speaker for its first Speaker Series program of the year.

He will speak on “Democracy, the Constitution and Freedom of the Press.”

The event will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. March 7 at Concept Studio, 217 W. Federal St.

“The Youngstown Press Club is pleased to kick off our 2023 programming slate with this program focusing on the role journalism plays in democracy, at a time when both institutions are under fire,” Youngstown Press Club president George Nelson said. “We’re looking forward to welcoming members and guests to our other upcoming programs, including our Annual Meeting and, of course, the Hall of Fame awards dinner.”

The Youngstown Press Club will host Yale Press Clause Fellow Jacob Schriner-Briggs as its speaker for its first Speaker Series program of the year.

He will speak on “Democracy, the Constitution and Freedom of the Press.”

The event will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. March 7 at Concept Studio, 217 W. Federal St.

“The Youngstown Press Club is pleased to kick off our 2023 programming slate with this program focusing on the role journalism plays in democracy at a time when both institutions are under fire,” Youngstown Press Club president George Nelson said. “We’re looking forward to welcoming members and guests to our other upcoming programs, including our Annual Meeting and, of course, the Hall of Fame awards dinner.”

Who is Jacob Schriner-Briggs?

Schriner-Briggs will take an in-depth look at the press clause of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.

He is a 2017 graduate of Youngstown State University and a 2021 graduate of Yale Law School. He practiced law in the Media and Entertainment Group of Ballard Spahr LLP and helped represent journalists reporting at the local, state and national levels.

Schriner-Briggs is currently the Press Clause Fellow at Yale Law, where he studies issues concerning press freedom and First Amendment theory.

Yale Law School’s Press Clause Fellowship is a two-year project focusing on the too-often overlooked Press Clause of the First Amendment. The project is through the Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression and is funded by a grant from the Stanton Foundation.

What is the Youngstown Press Club?

The March 7 event is the first in a series of speakers sponsored by the Youngstown Press Club, an organization that promotes journalism and other communications-related professions in the Mahoning Valley.

Cost for the event, which includes lunch, is $20 for members of the Youngstown Press Club or $25 for non-members. Reservations are required and seats can be reserved at www.YoungstownPressClub.com.

For more information, contact the Youngstown Press Club at youngstownpressclub@gmail.com.

This article was submitted by Diane Fitzpatrick of the Youngstown Press Club.

This story was originally published February 14, 2023 at 3:17 PM.