Erin Carroll

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Erin Carroll (@erinccarroll13) is a Professor of Law, Legal Practice at Georgetown Law. She teaches courses on technology and the free press, narrative, and legal writing and analysis. Her scholarship focuses on the press, technology, privacy, and transparency. Her article Making News: Balancing Newsworthiness and Privacy in the Age of Algorithms appeared in the Georgetown Law Journal. She also has published or has work forthcoming in the Maryland Law Review, Utah Law Review, Columbia Journalism Review, and several other law journals. Prior to coming to Georgetown, she was a litigator at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman for nearly eight years. Before becoming a lawyer, she was a journalist at several newspapers, including The Philadelphia Inquirer. She has a J.D. from Berkeley Law and a B.A. from Yale University.