Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Memberships & Professional Activities
Positions & Appointments
Publications
Robinson, Eric Peter
Associate Professor
Eric P. Robinson is an attorney and scholar focused on legal issues involving media, internet and social media. He holds the Reid H. Montgomery Chair in Freedom of Information at the University of South Carolina, where he teaches as an associate professor at the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications and an Academic Affiliate of the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law. He is also “of counsel” to Fenno Law in Charleston/Mt. Pleasant, SC.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Information & Comm.
- Department
- Journalism & Mass Comm.
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Interest Keywords
- media, law, internet, social media
- Personal Focus Areas
- impact that social and news media have on the courts, juries, and the legal system, legal recognition of a privilege for academics akin to the reporter's privilege, use of public opinion polls as evidence in defamation cases
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/2016 - 08/2019 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | Ph.D. | Communications |
| 08/1989 - 05/1992 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | J.D. | Law |
| 08/1990 - 05/1992 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | M.A. | Mass Communications |
| 08/1985 - 05/1989 | Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | A.B. | Major: American Culture |
Memberships & Professional Activities
| Dates | Type | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 - Present | Membership | Law and Policy Division | Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication |
| 2022 - Present | Membership | Law Division | Broadcast Educators Association |
| 2009 - Present | Professional Activity | Newsgathering Committee | Media Law Resource Center |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2021 | Assistant Professor | University of South Carolina |
| 2021 - 2024 | Associate Professor | University of South Carolina |
| 2024 - Present | Reid H. Montgomery Freedom of Information Chair, Associate Professor | University of South Carolina |
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