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.
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SPRC adds six new ethics-staff manual models
JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Committee added six new ethical-staff manual statements July 7 in connection with its Adviser Institute in Las Vegas. The model guidelines range from understanding ‘no publication’ guidelines to producing video dubs. All seven are part of the SPRC’s Foundations package, designed to coordinate student media editorial policies with ethical guidelines and staff…
Recording interviews
Ethical guidelines While it is often a good idea to record interviews for accuracy and multi-platform use, follow legal and ethical guidelines for your state. Staff manual process Student journalists should check the guidelines on recording sources for their state then develop consistent procedures to follow these guidelines. Suggestions Resources Reporters Committee apps, Reporters Committee…
Lessons in transparency, by George
by Stan Zoller, MJE Unlike sports, journalism has no season. While a football season may go three months, a journalism season goes nine. And then some. So even as advisers get ready to distribute yearbooks or put out that last edition of the paper, their work, and that of their student journalists, is not over….
Editors tell their stories; change minds
Telling an unfiltered story to peers is sometimes difficult. Telling your own story about your sexuality can be even more difficult. Three editors of The Howler at Monarch High School In Louisville, Colorado, found a way to tell the stories they knew needed to be published. The end result created a place where all kids…
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.