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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…
Student reporting faces ‘fake news’ charges
as it tries to bring light to hiring process
Sunshine Week celebrates use of public records Reporting done by a repeat recipient of scholastic journalism’s First Amendment Press Freedom Award faces charges of “fake news”as it tries to gather information about the private hiring process of a new principal. According to a New York Times article, “Students working on the school newspaper, The Classic, filed a Freedom of…
Mark Schlefer and the
Federal Freedom of Information Act
by Nancy A. Olson, CJE Mark Schlefer helped to make history. Schlefer was one of the three lawyers who drafted the legislation that became the federal Freedom of Information Act, and he helped to guide it through Congress to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s desk. Johnson signed the bill into law on July 4, 1966, to…
JEA is proud to sign
Statement in Support of Freedom of the Press
“In the First Amendment the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government’s power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the government.” …
On-site training program available
JEA is entering the second year of its partner project in partnership with the National Scholastic Press Association to deliver on-site training to journalism programs in need. All journalism teachers and their students deserve support and training regardless of factors like location, funding and available resources. The National High School Journalism Convention offers fantastic programming for attendees, but the…
Two items worth checking out
for your journalism program
These two items might provide a needed spark to add to your reporting or provide a way to give freedom to programs in your state. A guide to help with protest reporting Looking for suggestions for your students or for others when they cover public events or protests? Check out Getting into good trouble: A…
Enemy of the American people?
Scholastic Journalism Week gives students a chance to prove the opposite by Stan Zoller, MJE This week is Scholastic Journalism Week – a time for scholastic journalists and their advisers and teachers to tout the excitement and passion that is, in many ways, uniquely scholastic journalism. There will be posters, T-shirts, activities and, of course,…
How do we assist teachers about
understanding the First Amendment?
The Knight Foundation’s recently released 2016 study of student and teacher beliefs, Future of the First Amendment, reported teacher responses that raise First Amendment concerns. Teacher results showed: • When asked if high school students should be allowed to report on controversial issues in their student newspapers without the approval of school authorities, 66 percent of students…
Knight study shows hope, raises issues
The 2016 Knight Foundation’s study of student and teacher beliefs, Future of the First Amendment, has some good news about student beliefs but is equally troubling about what teachers think. The study showed that 91 percent of students agree people “should be able to express unpopular opinions” compared with 83 percent in 2004. Results also…
Teachable moments in journalism
As we discuss fake and alternate news and work them into our classroom and newsroom activities, we should also look at journalists’ social responsibilities to their communities. Take, for example, this lead sequence from a New York Times article: Warm welcome for Syrians in a country about to ban them CHICAGO — On Friday…
More resources for
alternative facts, fake news
With the events surrounding Inauguration Day comes a new journalistic concept, alternative facts. As we teach our students to be aware of fake news and now alternate facts, check out some additional resources that might lead to lessons and activities that rebuild trust in journalists – and journalism. • Kellyanne Conway says Donald Trump’s team has ‘alternative…