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Just This Once: FSW lesson 2

The American Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee released “The Speaker … A Film About Freedom” in 1977. The film, in its original form, comes with a discussion guide. Today, the website for it has the discussion guide and links to coverage about the film and other pertinent articles. Controversial in 1977, the film today hits at…

Free Speech Week lesson:
What does the First Amendment protect

Lesson: What does the First Amendment protect? Description: This lesson takes a look at the freedoms the First Amendment to the Constitution protects and explores what these mean to students. Objectives: Students will understand more about their rights. Students will see how the First Amendment applies to them. Students will learn the First Amendment. Common…

Ethics workshop offers videos, lesson plans

by Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE When Kent State University and The Poynter Institute team up for their annual ethics workshop, they don’t forget high school journalism teachers and students who can’t come to Ohio for a day of top speakers and plenty of exploration into some aspect of media ethics. Again this year, with…

Prepare for Free Speech Week,
Oct. 17-23

Free Speech Week (FSW) runs Oct. 17-23, and JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Committee (SPRC) urges you to honor this cornerstone of democracy by participating either through activities shared by Free Speech Week, ones the SPRC developed or by ones your and your students created. Free Speech Week (FSW) is a yearly event to raise public awareness of the importance of free…

Showcase principles of Constitution Day,
apply for this year’s FAPFA Awards

Constitution Day focused student journalists on power of free expression for scholastic media. Your students can continue to recognize the importance of First Amendment practices and policies – and be recognized for it – by applying for this year’s FAPFA award. This First Amendment Press Freedom Award recognizes high schools that actively support, teach and protect First Amendment rights and responsibilities…

The importance of student free expression
and widespread information on legislation

As journalism teachers, we know our students learn more when they make publication choices. Prior review or restraint does not teach students to produce higher quality journalism. As journalism teachers, we know the only way to teach students to take responsibility for their decisions is to give them the responsibility to make those decisions freely….

Our right to comment

Our right to comment Description Since media organizations have moved to online formats, they have struggled with the practice of hosting online comments next to their content. Many news organizations require posters to meet specific standards, moderate the comments, and reserve the right to remove or delete comments and users. Some organizations even require each…

Political Correctness and Free Speech

Political Correctness and Free Speech Description Students examine the gray area between political correctness and free speech through peer discussion and real-world examples. Objectives Students will understand the meaning and connotation of “politically correct” in different contexts. Students will examine the relationship between offensive language and free speech. Students will evaluate the power of language…

What is media role
during election campaigns?

What is the role of media during election campaigns? Description  Students will design ethical guidelines they can use this fall and in later coverage (reporting and viewpoint) of elections, candidates and issues. Students will work on the following questions: What makes comprehensive reporting about an election, a candidate or political issues? How would students achieve…

Tips for reaching out to communities
for info on student free expression

Steps students and advisers can use to help others understand the importance and need for student and free student expression With new legislation, or attempts to pass it, comes the need for ways to engage those who would support it. The ways can run from concept to concrete and can be delivered in many approaches…

Talking Points about student free expression

Talking Points and terminology related to free expression legislation With legislation giving students decision-making power over their student media comes questions about roles, purpose and standards. If the school cannot make content decisions who is responsible? What is the role of the adviser? Of students? If the adviser cannot control content, what guidelines will students…

Apply for First Amendment recognition
with FAFPA Award

Constitution Day participation can be a time to focus student journalists a on recognition for First Amendment practices and policies as well as civic engagement. For instance, the FAPFA award. This First Amendment Press Freedom Award recognizes high schools that actively support, teach and protect First Amendment rights and responsibilities of students and teachers. The recognition…