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
Music Use: Just what IS legal?
That’s what Student Press Law Center executive director Frank LoMonte will discuss in the Webinar “It’s Not YourTube or Your Music.” Thanks to the Radio and Television Digital News Association, you can register now to be part of the discussion Friday, April 23 at 2 p.m. EDT. LoMonte will cover what you and your students…
Next steps
This week, at the JEA/NSPA convention in Portland, the press rights commission has taken several initiatives: • Involving, for the first time 45words, its student partners group • Designing a working definition of prior review and prior restraint of scholastic media • Participating in a Skype discussion with a lawyer about a Washington State case…
JEA board defines prior review
The JEA Board of Directors passed the following definition of prior review at its meeting April 15: Prior review occurs when anyone not on the publication/media staff requires that he or she be allowed to read, view or approve student material before distribution, airing or publication. Prior restraint occurs when someone not on the publication/media…
Today’s the day
Today’s the day a group of Student Partners will meet face to face for the first time. Today they will meet students and advisers at a booth in the Portland Convention Center and begin to connect in person with students just like them, working hard at their schools around the country to tell important stories…
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.