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The National Walkout
by Cyndy Hyatt This generation of high school students has grown up in a world where school shootings are common and just another event in the news. Although gun violence in schools has lost its shock value, students still hold in the back of their minds the fear that it can happen here. Before the…
Stories students can best tell:
Reporting protests, walkouts and marches
Between March 14 and March 24, the SPRC shared legal and ethical guidelines as well as coverage suggestions for reporting walkouts, protests and marches. Because the topics are still ongoing and current, we’re loading all of our advice under one banner, for your convenience. If you have other questions or examples of coverage you would…
Accepting ads from competing organizations QT55
Students who sell ads sometimes hesitate to solicit advertising from competing companies. They sometimes have a loyalty to one of their clients or they believe their clients will be frustrated if their competitor is also advertising in the same publication. This is a good problem to have. Too many advertisers want to support your publication,…
More than a march;
a civics lesson and a wake-up call
by Stan Zoller, MJE The walk-outs by thousands of high school students on March 14 did more than call attention to a revamping of the nation’s gun laws, they also provided Americans with several other things. A wake-up call. A civics lesson. And a realization that high school students today are doing what high school…
Legal issues in covering protests
by Mark Goodman, Knight Chair of Scholastic Journalism The 1960s earned a reputation as the decade of protest: the Vietnam War, equal rights for African-Americans, women and gays. But the 2010s are on the way to rivaling the 60s as a decade of protest, especially for young people. Black Lives Matter, the Tea Party, #metoo,…
Plan and pack for social media coverage of protests
by Marina Hendricks, CJE Social media offers great possibilities for real-time reporting of protests. Here’s some advice for student journalists who are preparing for protest coverage, based on my experience attending the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2017. Before you go Check rules and regulations. Participants in the Women’s March were…
Tips for audio reporting of protests, walkouts
Video and audio by Lucie Rutherford. Used with permission Part of HHS Media, Harrisonburg High School’s coverage of students, faculty and staff lined up to show solidarity with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High where 17 died in a shooting Feb. 14. Knowing how to prepare and work with audio in covering protests, walkouts. SPRC member Vince DeMiero…
Tips for reporting protests
by Candace Bowen, MJE Covering a protest isn’t like covering a pep rally. The adrenalin rush might be similar, but the consequences are not. With marches in Washington, D.C. and many other cities, it’s vital for reporters to prepare for what they might encounter. The Student Press Law Center has helped by focusing on…
Students, join movement to make change:
Mary Beth Tinker
by Mary Beth Tinker The student uprising for safer gun laws is going to rock gun culture to its core. It already has. As it does, student journalists will be on the front lines, proving again they are not only the future, but the present. In this, they also have an opportunity to join…
SPRC package offers insights
for reporting protests, marches
by Candace Bowen Tomorrow will mark the beginning of a series of daily posts to help students cover upcoming protests. #NeverAgain will represent many thousands of marchers Saturday, March 24 in Washington, D.C., and cities across the country, and JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Committee wants to help student journalists be effective and safe as they…
Reporting stories student journalists
can best tell
by John Bowen, MJE The above statement is a good reminder or our social responsibility to report all aspects of teen issues – those with good, bad and impact – because our audiences have a right to know. These are stories student journalists can tell best. As journalists we do not actively protest, lead walkouts…
Political ads: Who can place an advertisement QT54
Social media post/question: Should student media allow political ads? Guideline Students make all content decisions, including those related to advertising, and maintain the right to reject any ads. Student media do not necessarily endorse the products or services offered in advertisements. Students should strive to retain as much control of funds or services obtained from…