Mary Kate Tramontano L’26 won the Top Student Paper (first place) in the Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communications (AEJMC) Law and Policy Division paper competition.
Tramontano will present her paper, “Failure to Disclose: The Federal Trade Commission’s Role in Ensuring Online Endorsements are Properly Disclosed”, at the AEJMC annual conference in August.
“Mary Kate prevailed over more than 50 papers submitted from top communications law research institutions across the country and blind judged by noted communications law scholars,” says Professor Roy Gutterman L’00 who is the faculty advisor for Tramontano’s paper.
From the abstract: This paper examines the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) endorsement regulations and their enforcement against social media influencers. It explores past FTC actions against violators and the limitations imposed by commercial speech and First Amendment doctrines. Ultimately, the paper recommends strategies for enforcing FTC guidelines while upholding First Amendment principles.