A pillar of strength: the Tinker decision
Lessons: What’s in Your State Press Law?, by John Bowen and Lori Keekley: As New Voices laws spread across the country to protect student journalists, help your students understand what their state does or does not cover when it comes to student press rights. Students will examine their own law and create a dialogue with…
Read MoreProactivity can help face a challenge
by Stan Zoller,MJE Watch just about any team sporting event and at some point, there will be challenge to a call. Or challenge to the rules. It’s no different with some scholastic journalism programs. Despite New Voices laws in 14 states, and bills introduced in three others, challenges to the rules, or in this case…
Read MoreBringing light to relevant issues, past and present, defines journalistic leadership
“I’d rather be a hammer than a nail” “Blowing in the Wind“ “Find the Cost of Freedom” “Ohio” “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” How do these lyrics and titles relate to scholastic journalism? They all came at a time when people questioned the media, its role and its leadership. They all came at a…
Read MoreArkansas student journalists lose publishing rights, regain them, support from other journalists
by Jackie Mink, JEA Emeritus member A recent challenge in Arkansas left a high school’s newspaper censored and prior review started. With support from other scholastic and professional journalism organizations, the school newspaper has now been allowed to publish. I thought of a line in my favorite book “To Kill a Mockingbird”recently. It was in…
Read MoreEmma’s story: One student journalist attempts to reach a larger audience: part 1 of 4
My original blog idea started as a simple little suggestion to encourage high school student journalists to cover school board meetings and educational topics in communities without commercial media – those rural and urban areas considered news deserts. But it’s grown much bigger than that. These will be the weekly installments. Student journalists’ role in…
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