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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Four Missouri Schools Earn Press Freedom Award
Perhaps it is fitting these four schools are this year’s recipients of the First Amendment Press Freedom Award. After all, it is the 25th anniversary of the Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier decision, and Hazelwood East, it can be argued, sits in their backyards. In Missouri. Even without a state law to support them, four St. Louis-area…
Celebrate Scholastic Journalism Week
with lesson plan gifts for others
by Candace Bowen It’s time to celebrate! Feb. 17-23 is Scholastic Journalism Week. Did your staff make 45 cookies, each with one word from the First Amendment on it? Wear staff t-shirts? Sign the TAO pledge? That’s great, but celebrations also need gifts and how about some for your colleagues, the other teachers down the…
Tweet25- Paying the cost of Hazelwood
Tweet-25 Information coherence and civic engagement cannot develop under Hazelwood. #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/payingthecost/ by John Bowen Information coherence is at the core of democracy. Information coherence allows those in a democracy to compare, digest and use information. With it, communities can make informed and intelligent decisions. Without it, communities falter. Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel in The…
Tweet 26: Now it’s your turn. What is the Hazelwood Cure?
After 25 days of Hazelwood, what would you like to see jlsm organizations address? How are YOU able to help? #25HZLWD http://jeasprc.org/tweet-26-now-its-your-turn-what-is-the-hazelwood-cure What are your thoughts and experiences. What would you like to see journalism organizations address and why. What are you willing to commit to? It will take all of us. We would love…
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.