Stanford CIS

Sarah Hinchliff Pearson

Non-Residential Fellow

Sarah Hinchliff Pearson is Senior Counsel at Creative Commons. She became a fellow at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS) in January 2009. Her research and writing focuses on the First Amendment implications of copyright and defamation law, and the impact of technology on the media and democracy, with a particular interest in the evolution of journalism in the digital age. Prior to joining CIS, she worked as an intellectual property associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in New York City. Sarah graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School in 2006. Before law school, Sarah received her undergraduate degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and worked at a number of media outlets, including New York magazine and HARPO Studios.

Recent articles

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Back to the CIS Blog

After a long hiatus, I now plan to return to regularly blogging on this site. To see what I have been up to the past nine months, visit the Peter Jennings Proje…

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Conference about the Future of News

Next week, the Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society (CIS) is hosting a conference titled The Future of Journalism: Unpacking the Rhetoric. The…

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The Hard Truths about Journalism

Sometimes changes are so basic and world-changing that they can be difficult to recognize.  Having just finished Losing the News by Alex S. Jones, I was reminde…

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Privacy and the Democratization of Fame

If privacy and the ability to preserve your reputation are essential components to personal freedom, then Michael Jackson was imprisoned.  As the media hysteria…

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How to Save Journalism

In May, Free Press released a report titled Saving the News: Toward a National Journalism Strategy.  The 48-page document is the most intelligent and comprehens…

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David Simon Goes to Washington

I believe “The Wire” was one of the best television series’ ever made, so I was greatly disappointed to learn the substance of David Simon’s recent testimony to…