WHAT DO THEY HOPE TO LEARN? In an unusual move, the UK Parliament (which has like many EU nations been flirting with “anti-fake news” laws), will be holding hearings in Washington DC on  Thursday, 8th February 2018.

This is the first ever live broadcast, public hearing of a House of Commons select committee outside of the United Kingdom. It will be a formal proceeding of the UK Parliament. A transcript of the proceedings will be available later via the Official Report/Hansard.

I won’t be attending, though I hope to be able to catch the webcast. I’d encourage any reporters who cover media or lawyers or educators with an interest in the subject to attend and report back.