Amy Kristin Sanders
Education
Ph.D. in Mass Communication: Law, University of Florida
J.D., University of Iowa
M.A. in Journalism, University of Iowa
Current Research Interests
- Defamation in cyberspace
- Regulation of indecency
- Media ownership issues
Courses Taught
JOUR 1001 Introduction to Mass Communication
JOUR 3101 News Reporting and Writing
JOUR 3101H Honors News Reporting and Writing
JOUR 3776 Mass Communication Law
JOUR 5552 Law of Internet Communications
Professional Experience
Copy editor and page designer,
The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun.
Editor, The Brechner Report, published by the University of Florida’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information
Professional Affiliations
Missouri Bar Association
Florida Bar Association
Broadcast Education Association
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
International Communication Association
Selected Publications
Amy Kristin Sanders, When is Enough Too Much? The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 and the Eighth Amendment Prohibition on Excessive Fine,
2 Duke J. Const. L. & Pub. Pol’y 339-366 (2007).
Amy Kristin Sanders, Market Definition, Merger Review and Media Monopolization: Congressional Approval of the Corporate Voice through the Newspaper Preservation Act. 59
Fed. Comm. L.J.403-424 (2007).
Amy Kristin Sanders, Narrow Lanes Ahead?: An Examination of Public Access to Information Regarding the Transportation of Hazardous Materials in a Post-9/11 World,
29 Environs: Envtl. L. & Pol'y J. 125-148 (2005).
Awards and Recognitions
Second Place Paper, Debut category, Broadcast Education Association national conference, 2008.
Second Place, Front Page Design – Small Newspapers, 2007 SPJ Sunshine State Awards, as member of Gainesville Sun news desk
Law Merit Fellow, University of Iowa, 2001-2003.
Top Three Student/Faculty Paper, Public Relations Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, AEJMC national conference, 2000.