Journalism and activism: Is there still a line that separates them?
(WARNING: I buried the lead…at least for some of you.) by Candace Bowen, MJE Following the 2018 March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. and less than two months after the Parkland shootings, CNN’s “Reliable Sources” host Brian Stelter asked one of the school newspaper’s editors if she saw “a difference right now between journalism and…
Read MoreJournalism Teachers: Five steps for a great start to the school year
The typical to-do list of journalism teachers during the back to school season often includes setting up the newsroom, prepping lessons, attending professional development days and coordinating with editors and staffers. Whether that list lives in a mobile app, Google Doc or pretty new notebook, it’s usually a long one. But adding these five things…
Read MoreSPRC has wealth of information to share
by John Bowen, MJE It seems advisers and students nationwide face more questions recently about law and ethics. Questions have dealt with unnamed sources, takedown requests and yearbook ethics among others. We assist our followers with more than resources and examples. While our team at the Scholastic Press Rights Committee respond quickly and authoritatively we,…
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