Press Rights
JEA stands firmly behind student journalists’ press freedom. Where journalism students delve into the impact of such events as the invasion of the Capitol Jan. 6 and issues stemming from it, they create community engagement and understanding of journalistic responsibility, roles and values. Where the same students make final decisions of content without prior review and restraint, democracy’s ideals flourish and expand. We denounce all efforts to stifle student journalists, and we stand in solidarity with advisers who support them.
Press Rights Quick Links
Prior Review | Law-Ethics Manual | Key Cases | What Are Ethics | Tools of Truth
Our tasks for the future:
Building a Tool Kit of Trust, integrity
Trust. Trust in sources, information, journalists. Trust in audiences. Trust in education. Ways to help student journalists and their audience fight fake news and bad journalism begin in middle and high school, and especially in journalism programs. Helping journalism students and their audiences fight fake news and sloppy reporting should include understanding what type of journalism…
Addressing issues involved in fake news
According to a study in a Pew Research Center report released recently, 88 percent of U.S. adults say they believe fake news is causing either a “great deal of confusion” or at least “some confusion” when it comes to people’s understanding of current events. Categorically false lies-posing-as-breaking-news-stories often start as reportorial problems. Scholastic journalists can begin to…
Censored news is fake news
Censored news is fake news. Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, wrote that in Fake News, Real Solutions recently. He said the first wave of responses to fake news does not cure the underlying problem. We agree wholeheartedly. LoMonte blamed part of the problem on an educational system that tells students across the…
Bill of Rights Day, Dec. 15
Dec.15, 2016, is Bill of Rights Day and a good time to deepen students’ knowledge about intricacies of our government as seen through the first ten amendments. Such discussions would also be timely and relevant given the political events of an election year and the change associated with a new presidency. In a 1941 proclamation,…
Need help with a censorship issue? You found it.
If you are a JEA member or students of a JEA member who need assistance concerning censorship issues, use the panic button below to generate an online form to explain your situation. This will go to a Scholastic Press Rights Committee member who will assist you quickly and notify others in your state so they can offer assistance. This outreach capability is a direct result of JEA’s Adviser Assistance Program and is designed to combat censorship issues advisers and students might face.