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In case you missed Mary Beth Tinker
students provide solid coverage
Editor’s note: The following is the introduction to Mary Beth Tinker at Whitney High School in Rocklin, Calif. It is used here with permission in an effort to reach as many people as possible. Kavleen Singh, co-editor-in-chief, The Roar introduced Mary Beth Tinker and the Tinker tour April 1 at Whitney High School. Here is her…
Watch the Tinker Tour April 1 via live streaming
Watch the western segment of the Tinker Tour as it visits Whitney High School and students from northern California April 1, 10 a.m. Pacific time.[pullquote]To watch the presentation live, visit www.wctv19.com[/pullquote] The Tinker Tour is a special project of the Student Press Law Center. Its goal is to bring real-life civics lessons to schools and communities…
How to apply to Making a Difference
and examine previous stories
Advisers, as you publish your students’ work, by print, broadcast or web, consider sharing your pieces that created change, reported significant issues or fulfilled the journalistic concept of social responsibility with the JEA Scholastic Press Rights Committee’s Making a Difference project. We want to make our posts monthly. These posts will highlight students who have made a difference through…
Fond du Lac English department statement
should be guide to those who face review
When the Fond du Lac English department issued a statement supporting embattled student journalists there March 21, they signaled clear support against those who would censor student expression. We urge other groups in high schools across the country follow their lead, especially if their student media labor under prior review. [pullquote]We urge other groups in…
Fond du Lac English department
posts support for students
in censorship fight
Fond du Lac (WI) High’s English department has submitted a statement supporting student journalists and advocating the need for an open forum for student expression at their school. Student journalists there have been in a prior review and restraint battle with school officials over a story on rape, called “Rape Joke.” Kettle Moraine Press Association…
Court ruling may give
new meaning to ‘open mic’
by Stan Zoller The ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court that strikes down the state statute prohibiting the recording of conversations without permission may not be the panacea a lot of people are hoping for. The Chicago Tribune reports the statute was considered among the strictest in the country. The Court said loud conversations in…
Noteworthy views and events
on student expression questions
Three recent incidents involving censorship make for interesting reading. Students, and advisers, can learn that not everyone agrees with such actions and that the best remedy for censorship is vigilance. New Jersey – A local columnist sides with the students in censorship of story about students smoking cigarettes • This policy needs a rewrite •…
Let the Sunshine in
by Stan Zoller In the musical “Hair,” they sang about letting the sunshine in. John Denver sang about sunshine on his shoulders. Next week journalists will be heralding sunshine not because Spring is (supposedly) around the corner but because it’s the ninth annual “Sunshine Week,” a week dedicate to ensuring open and transparent government. According…
Information worth knowing
Looking for new topics for your staff or for lessons? Take note of these current topics and issues: • The US Supreme Court refused to hear a Pennsylvania school district’s appeal of the “I (heart) boobies” federal appeals court decision. • Storytelling is the same no matter the platform. The takeaway: “The other model is called…
Broken Hearts and Broken Minds
by Jane Blystone Sometimes staffers are afraid to write stories about depression because the topic is too close to home, but the staffers of the Crimson Crier at Sparkman High School in Madison, Alabama, did that very thing this past school year. Their adviser Erin Coggins shared the results of their work. “We decided to…
April Fools’ negatives outweigh positives,
usually don’t fulfill techniques of satire
Fabrication? Non-credible information? Misleading direct quotes? Seeking permission to quote from sources or asking them to approve information? Putting advisers into the position of making content decisions normally left to students? Is this the nightmare scholastic journalism advisers ultimately fear? It could just be students preparing for an April Fools’ issue. Although every major scholastic…
For those struggling to succeed,
don’t give up
By Kathy Schrier, MJE Scholastic Journalism Week is here, and again we acknowledge and celebrate the important role of the student media in our schools. We know of great schools boasting excellent journalism programs where student reporters are allowed to shine and are applauded in their school communities. Even if they are challenging authority or…