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Principals, presidents and getting along

by Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE The Washington Post headline asked, “Is media coverage of Trump too negative? You’re asking the wrong question.” That’s when I realized this could much more than a political statement. What if you replace the president’s name with the name of your school? Does that sound like something you may have…

Nevada makes 12. Who will be next?

Nevada became the latest state to pass New Voices legislation when Gov. Brian Sandoval signed SB 420 into law June 2. The law goes into effect Oct. 1. Nevada’s signing followed a similar signing a week earlier in Vermont, making 12 states protecting state legislation. Supporters of Nevada’s New Voices Facebook page posted, “Thank you, followers and supporters,…

Why society needs New Voices legislation

Arizona Gov. Ducey shows why we need journalists who question those in power by Lori Keekley, MJE The idea any New Voices bill would result in students being unsupervised or teachers not mentoring students is preposterous. That’s the excuse Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gave for vetoing the Arizona New Voices legislation. The New Voices bill…

Teaching grit for citizenship —
why we must empower, not shield students

by Kristin Taylor. The Archer School, Los Angeles, CA Teachers, advisers and administrators want to help our students. We want to give them the tools to succeed, but we also sometimes want to protect them — to shield them from harsh truths and difficult situations. If we want students to value citizenship, however, we must…

Do we have the right to erase the past?
The take-down conundrum leads to debate

by Lindsay Coppens, Adviser of The Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High School, Northborough, MA Should what is posted about us (comments, articles, photos, videos) online be under our control? Should what we publish or submit for publication online be under our control despite who owns and controls the website? Do people have the right to demand…

A presidential tweet that can hit home

by Stan Zoller, MJE It was, for all practical purposes, just another tweet from the commander in chief. “…Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future “press briefings” and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy???” At face value you can say ‘well, it’s just Trump being Trump.” But…

New Voices: Learning the lessons

by Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE There’s good news . . . and then there’s news when it comes to New Voices bills to protect student journalists. First, the exciting part. Chris Evans, from the University of Vermont and chairman of College Media Association’s First Amendment Advocacy, posted Friday, May 5 on the New Voices USA…

Quick Tips…because you asked

by John Bowen Because of questions asked on JEA’s listserv this week, the Scholastic Press Rights Committee reposts information and guidelines from earlier content ownership and takedown guidelines. To repost links to these materials, we will use a new format, Quick Tips, designed to respond to questions, offer suggestions and provide resources so advisers and students can…

Five ways we can help you

by Lori Keekley May 1, Loyalty Day. Too-many-days-left-to-count-down-the-end-of-the-school-year day … No matter what it is, here are five ways JEA’s SPRC can help you (and your students) now. 1. We’re here for you. Whether it’s to study for an upcoming CJE or MJE exam or to help research in a case of censorship, we work…

Loyalty Day is May 1.
Let’s reaffirm OUR principles

by John Bowen Loyalty Day is Monday, May 1. First observed in 1921 because of threats from subversive influence, it has been a legally designated holiday since 1958 and observed by every president since then, reports Esquire. President Donald Trump said its purpose, according to Mic, was to protect against those who would do the United…

JEA statement on student free expression
in a vibrant and flourishing democracy

The Journalism Education Association, at its board meeting in Seattle Washington April 6, unanimously passed the following statement: To address current negativity toward news media in general and misunderstanding of its roles in a democracy, the Journalism Education Association reiterates its principles and practices that nourish a lifelong commitment for a vibrant and flourishing democracy….

International Fact-Checking Day
is just the beginning

by Candace Perkins Bowen It should be every day, but it hasn’t been. Do we always check that information we see and read is real? What are fake news, “alternative facts” or propaganda? How do we spot it? Fake news has been around in many forms and for many years – from supermarket tabloids to “War…