Matthew Schafer
Matthew Schafer graduated from the University of Illinois in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Media Studies. Currently, Matt is attending Georgetown University Law Center. Matt is also finishing up coursework for a Masters of Mass Communication from Louisiana State University.
In the past, Matt has worked at the Court of Appeals for Maryland, Superior Court for the District of Columbia, and Free Press, a large national non-profit media reform organization. This summer he will be a summer associate at a First Amendment law firm in Washington, D.C.
In academia, several colleges and universities in the United States and Australia have used his writing as teaching materials for mass communication, communications law, and media ethics courses. While pursuing his masters, Matt spent two years working with University of Texas Professor Regina Lawrence on a well-received article titled, “Debunking Sarah Palin: Mainstream News Coverage of ‘Death Panels,’” which tackled the increasingly popular topic of journalism fact-checking in the post-newspaper era.
Matt’s interests lie in political communication, mass communications and law, technology and privacy, journalism fact-checking, and the First Amendment. You can find his writing or references to his writing under the “About Lippmann Would Roll” tab.
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