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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An open discussion about online ethics. Please join in.
As more student media embrace what some call the “fifth estate” – new and social media – as part of their way to keep their audiences informed, student journalists may think they need new legal and ethical guidelines. Will existing guidelines, the heart of the fourth estate, still have a role? Will new hardware and…
Illinois paper calls for public discussion of issues at Stevenson High
The Pioneer press, local paper for Lincolnshire, Illinois, today editorially called for public discussion of the issues surrounding censorship of The Statesman at Stevenson High School. Last spring, the paper had editorialized against the students. “Now is the time for Stevenson administrators, faculty and students to share their opinions and hear from people with diverse…
Censorship as an act of academic bullying
Over the course of the past two years, we have seen many students and their advisers go through some deep waters as they have had prior review and censorship foisted on the publications they work so hard to produce. This is a serious issue in American public education that I believe is academic bullying. Yes,…
Most likely to…
We didn’t have senior superlatives at my high school, but if we did, I hope mine would have said “Most likely to practice what she preaches…” Here’s the thing. We say we’re all about empowering students. We say it’s their book. We say we teach, coach, advise, train and then step back and watch….
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.