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Ancillary: Media manual statement

Media Manual Statement Create a brief, 50-100 word statement for the media program manual. The goal of this statement should be twofold. It should: help staff members understand and work around the limitations of Morse discussed earlier this class period attempt to keep administrators from overstepping the reaches of Morse The first goal requires consideration…

Recognizing student media as public forums

The SPRC and the Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University are recreating an interactive map to showcase schools where student press freedom and editorial independence are protected. We want your school on our map! Public forums can exist by policy, practice or both.To be eligible, complete the form by downloading the rewritable PDF, saving it with your school’s name and…

Student promotes need for sex education

Kylee Sharp, a junior at John Muir High School in Pasadena, Calif., was more than disgusted that her school had not sex education program for the students. She decided to use her skills as a student journalist to change that to make sure the students at her high school received the best sex education possible….

No one lives in a Hazelwood state

by Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE The first time a journalism teacher in a convention session asked for advice because she lived “in a Hazelwood state,” I know I frowned. What? You may be in a state that doesn’t protect student speech, but how would that make you a Hazelwood state? The important news is —…

Changing not so great expectations

by John Bowen People shouldn’t be surprised at what happened at University of Missouri recently involving student media trying to do their jobs and groups disagreeing with what their role is. After all, they have seen it in their secondary schools since at least 1988. They have only to look at the impact of various Supreme Court…

Don’t drink the water

Making a difference…part of a series When the water in the fountains and spigots at Rockville High School (Md.) ran rusty, Rampage contributing editor Xavier Rivera knew something had to be done. The three-part investigative report Rivera wrote caught the attention of a state senator and brought the issue to the forefront motivating administration to seek a…

JEA Adviser Code of Ethics

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JEA updates its Adviser Code of Ethics

At its board of directors meeting in Orlando Nov. 11, JEA updated its Adviser Code of Ethics by adding several new statements and updating several others. Changes are noted in bold, below: • Model standards of professional journalistic conduct. to students, administrators and others. • Empower students to make decisions of style, structure and content by…

A class activity to learn
both law AND ethics

by Candace Bowen “The first lesson she asked me to teach is lawnethics,” the excited student teacher said, adding more slowly, “But now I’m not exactly sure what that is….” Sadly, she wasn’t alone in a class of education majors who would soon be licensed to teach journalism in a large Midwestern state. In fact,…

Publishing satire

Ethical guidelines Satire can make for entertaining writing, however two major points should be considered when discussing the inclusion of satire: 1: Will readers get “it?” and 2: Even if readers do get “it,” are you walking a fine line with the type of content expected of your publication and that which isn’t necessarily journalistic?…

Following – and creating –
New Voices in the land

New Voices campaigns, inspired by the successful John Wall New Voices Act of North Dakota, continue to grow across the country. Developed by journalism students and advisers and supported by scholastic journalism organizations, these groups want to give voice to student journalists by creating legislative reform. So far, five states have established campaigns and many more…

Satire: Easy to confuse when used without context

by Tom Gayda Aw, satire. So fun and entertaining when done well. How many times have I been taken aback for a second by an Onion headline? More than I care to share! Satire can be very powerful when done with purpose, but satire for the sake of satire often falls flat. My students are…