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The scary truth about our own confidence
By Megan Fromm, CJE With Halloween just days away, ghost hunters and spooky pranksters are out in full force. But for journalists, there’s still something scarier than a grim reaper or a bad Miley Cyrus costume: errors in fact. And while fact-checking is a common and methodical way to ensure accuracy in reporting, experts are…
Who has your back?
Practicing ethics can help make sense of coverage by Stan Zoller Prior restraint. Censorship. They are things all media advisers dread. Imagine what it would be like if your principal started telling you what your kids could and could not cover in their media. Many advisers don’t even think about it because their principal is “really…
Embattled editors tell their powerful stories at SPLC dinner
Sometimes it’s the bad things in life that help a person find a cause, a passion or a pathway. From a Pulitzer Prize-winner who sued his principal in the ‘70s to two teens, still closely involved in censorship issues at their own schools, those at the Student Press Law Center’s 40th anniversary dinner Oct. 16…
19 journalism groups urge
administrator organizations to disavow
Neshaminy board punishment of paper, adviser and editor
Oct. 13, 1987 marked the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier arguments that ultimately granted administrators the right to control content of high school media in limited situations. Oct. 13, 2014 marks a time when 19 journalism organizations joined together to urge national groups of administrators and school boards to openly disavow actions of the Neshaminy…
Make history come alive by interviewing local veterans
Beginning today, the JEA SPRC Making a Difference Project will feature a student publication each month featuring work of scholastic journalists that has made a difference in their schools and in their communities. This is the first in a ten-part series. All upcoming posts for the Making a Difference project were published during the 2013-2014…
On news engagement day,
let’s engage others
with news about censorship
Oct. 7 is #newsengagementday, a national event created by AEJMC. The idea is to encourage everyone to engage with news issues and ideas with students, family and, well, everyone. National News Engagement Day was created to: Raise awareness about the importance of being informed. Encourage everyone to engage with news from reading and watching to tweeting and discussing. Help people of all ages discover the benefits of news. Educate the public about the principles and process of journalism. Ensure news engagement does not die out. JEA has endorsed the idea and urges all to participate. I know journalism programs do this daily anyway, but…
Where do trust and prior review meet?
Leading a scholastic media staff in the shadow of Hazelwood by Chris Waugaman, MJE A lack of trust can destroy scholastic journalism. We have seen it in a number of recent cases. The scenario involves a student publication and a disgruntled administration. The cause of this tension can come from a variety of places, but…
Two examples showing the need to protect
the information gathering process
When a school system tells students in a new policy it proposes that it wants student media to train students in journalism, it might be time to cheer. But not when, in the same policy, it calls for student media “to foster a wholesome school spirit and support the best traditions of the school,” and reinforces…
Getting everyone on the side of quality journalism
by Matt Smith, Adviser, Cardinal Columns Fond du Lac High School On August 25, the Fond du Lac Board of Education gave the official go-ahead for student publications at Fond du Lac High School to begin the new school year operating under new publication guidelines that scrap last year’s policy of administrative prior review. The…
Be disaster aware, be prepared, take action
by Glenn Morehouse Olson Throughout September, I find my classes cut short time and time again as the school works to squeeze in the required fire, lockdown and tornado drills. I’ve never really given it any thought. It’s an important part of preparing students in case of an emergency. However, on Sept. 19 an email…
What filters hide: a lesson
Title What filters hide Description Students will research common net issues with filtered sites. This lesson goes with information on this SPRC link. Summary Students try to access several commonly banned (but legitimate) sites. They then will create interview questions for the internet gatekeeper at their school. Students could write a news-feature story on this…
What ‘s banned in your neighborhood?
Banned Websites Awareness Week brings
chance to examine extent of Internet filtering
According to a new report from the American Library Association, Internet-filtering software blocks more content than required and deprives students of access to information and collaborative tools Titled Fencing Out Knowledge: Impacts of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) 10 Years Later, the report also argues those children most affected are the poor, who might…