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Tweet9: Establish a network of support

Establish a network of alumni and parents to support you. Create allies for when trouble arises. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/reaching-out-informing-the-community-about-key-principles-of-journalism/ You never know when you could use a friend or two or 10 or more. There are lots of good reasons to have a parent and alumni booster group — they bring food to late work nights,…

Hazelwood is what advisers make of it,
only as strong as you allow it to be

by Ben Harwood Hazelwood stories: Ultimately, it’s up to advisers to dictate Hazelwood’s lasting impact. Hazelwood’s defining legacy can be one of obstruction, censorship and frustration – an all-encompassing “disruption-to-the-educational-process” shield wielded by administrators fearful of litigation. Or it can be used as a vehicle to build better student journalists – making them more skeptical, deliberate,…

Tweet8: Our job is to fight censorship

Understand how and why prior review limits your expression and endangers the school and administrators. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/tweet8-our-job-is-to-fight-censors Prior review is not only damaging to the professional practice of journalism, but it also creates a stifling, restricted community. When student voices are marginalized, the educational process suffers, and foundational democratic principles such as truth and transparency…

Tweet 7: Know copyright guidelines to avoid issues

Use original work–don’t ‘borrow.’ Copyright violation is a quick way to unhealthy student media. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/tweet-7-know-copyright-guidelines-to-avoid-issues/ Student publications are legally and ethically required to follow the same copyright laws as professional newspapers and websites. That generally means that unless you have permission to use someone else’s work (yes, even if you found it on the Internet),…

Hazelwood leaves too much room
for limitation of student voices

by Ellen Austin Hazelwood stories: I began my journalism advising career in Minnesota, a Hazelwood state. Teaching at a small public school, the shadow of Hazelwood was a reality. My principal wanted to read the paper in advance, and tried to use Hazelwood as a justification for that request. I was lucky that I had some…

Hazelwood’s costs: Open forum status helps win court case,
then stripped, not returned

By Kevin Smyth Hazelwood stories: When I joined JagWire in September 2007 as a 51-year old adviser with no advising background, and limited experience as a student journalist, I had no idea I’d become a poster boy for “things that can go wrong your first year as adviser.” It’s been a difficult story, one that’s not…

Tweet6: Blueprint provides outline for passing free-expression laws

Eight states have passed laws to provide Hazelwood immunity. Could you protect yourselves? #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/tweet6-blueprint-provides-outline-for-passing-free-expression-laws It’s obvious, by the frequent reports of administrative prior review and restraint across the country, that there is a lack of clarity about the law and the First Amendment rights of students. The waters, muddied by the 1988 Hazelwood Supreme Court decision,…

It started on a ‘day like no other,’
but now it’s time for a change

by H. L. Hall Hazelwood stories: It was a day like no other day. It was Jan. 13, 1988. For those involved with high school journalism it was an unlucky day. A decision the United States Supreme Court made that day has continued to have a great impact on high school publications for 25 years,…

Tweet5: Decision-making content control
rests with students, rooted in professional standards

Have a journalistic purpose in mind for every story you write/propose. Don’t write stories to be sensational. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/decision-students/ Those who want to control student media often point to incomplete, biased or sensational treatment of stories. It really does not matter if the topic is controversial in nature. What does matter is that students, no matter…

High school students, teachers
report student media censorship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Twenty-five years after the Supreme Court limited First Amendment protections for high school student journalists, a survey of students and media advisers attending a national journalism convention suggests that censorship in their schools is a common occurrence. Of the 4,540 students and teachers who attended the National High School Journalism Convention in…

Anniversary provides opportunity to thank, educate decision-makers

While next week’s 25th anniversary of the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier decision isn’t something to celebrate in a traditional sense, it does offer the opportunity for pause and reflection. And in some cases, it gives us the chance to say thanks. Thank you to the principals, school board members and decision-makers out there supporting student journalists…

Tweet3: Strong editorial polices
speed you to the Hazelwood cure

Develop strong editorial policies that protect students, administrators and community. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/tweet-3-strong-polices-speed-to-hazelwood-cure/ Once you have established yourselves as forums, the next step is to design clear and concise policies that protect student final decision-making for your media, and that help protect the school system and community from harm. The best policy can protect you from many…