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SPRC has wealth of information to share

by John Bowen, MJE It seems advisers and students nationwide face more questions recently about law and ethics. Questions have dealt with unnamed sources, takedown requests and yearbook ethics among others. We assist our followers with more than resources and examples. While our team at the Scholastic Press Rights Committee respond quickly and authoritatively we,…

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Part 1: Let’s celebrate a #tinkerversary

“I had no idea our small action would lead to something so consequential,” Mary Beth Tinker told Smithsonian.com recently. Now, 50 years after the Supreme Court ruled in Tinker v. Des Moines students and teachers don’t “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate,” it’s clear Mary Beth, her brother…

Building on Student Press Freedom Day and Year of the Student Journalist

This week began free expression celebration with Student Press Freedom Day, introduced  the Year of the Student Journalist and  showcased lessons and information on the 50th Tinkerversity. For those who might have missed or wanted this information and more, here is relevant information all in one place: Year of the Student Journalist activities start a calendar…

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A pillar of strength: the Tinker decision

Lessons: What’s in Your State Press Law?, by John Bowen and Lori Keekley: As New Voices laws spread across the country to protect student journalists, help your students understand what their state does or does not cover when it comes to student press rights. Students will examine their own law and create a dialogue with…

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Celebrating Student Press Freedom Day, 50 years of student rights

by Lori Keekley, MJE SPRC members have been working to amass several resources for you as we kick off our celebration of the Tinker anniversary with Student Press Freedom Day. The goal is to keep celebrating Student Press Freedom Day daily leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Tinker decision. What’s new Need a…

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Proactivity can help face a challenge

by Stan Zoller,MJE Watch just about any team sporting event and at some point, there will be challenge to a call. Or challenge to the rules. It’s no different with some scholastic journalism programs. Despite New Voices laws in 14 states, and bills introduced in three others, challenges to the rules, or in this case…

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Truthtelling vs Storytelling: Some of you aren’t going to like this

by Candace Bowen, MJE Yes, it’s true. I’m going to question a concept scholastic media latched onto and often treats like the solution to all media problems. We got it from commercial media and have adopted it passionately: It’s storytelling. And, yes, it certainly has some value, but it has some pitfalls we and our…

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Bringing light to relevant issues, past and present, defines journalistic leadership

“I’d rather be a hammer than a nail” “Blowing in the Wind“ “Find the Cost of Freedom” “Ohio” “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” How do these lyrics and titles relate to scholastic journalism? They all came at a time when people questioned the media, its role and its leadership. They all came at a…

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A (written) step toward more faculty support

by Lindsay Coppens In good times and bad times, having faculty support can go a long way in ensuring student press rights. Towards the beginning of each year, but sometimes when we’re nearing the end of semester one,  I send an email to the faculty and staff to thank them for their support, to reinforce…

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Arkansas student journalists lose publishing rights, regain them, support from other journalists

by Jackie Mink, JEA Emeritus member A recent challenge in Arkansas left a high school’s newspaper censored and prior review started. With support from other scholastic and professional journalism organizations, the school newspaper has now been allowed to publish. I thought of a line in my favorite book “To Kill a Mockingbird”recently. It was in…

Stop being afraid

by Cyndi Hyatt The media is under attack.  Although friction between the press and the President is nothing new (John Adams, Teddy Roosevelt and Richard Nixon all had a cantankerous relationship with the press) this current labeling journalists as the “Enemy of the People” has far reaching effects that may even trickle down to student…

Trickling down hits the news room

by Stan Zoller, MJE The Ronald Reagan presidency, if nothing else, introduced the United State to “trickle-down economics,” which was described as a method by which “… benefits for the wealthy trickle down to everyone else. These benefits are tax cuts on businesses, high-income earners, capital gains and dividends.” It could be described that government…

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