Student and professional journalists write op-eds for Student Press Freedom Day

In 2019, nearly 70 student newsrooms wrote editorials as part of the Year of the Student Journalist. For Student Press Freedom Day, we’ve relaunched the op-ed campaign for pieces on the importance of student press freedom. High school, college and professional journalists are answering the call.

Don’t see your name on the list below?

Email Danielle Dieterich at ddieterich@splc.org with the subject line “SPFD editorial submission” and a link to your editorial or tweet it at us using #studentpressfreedom. Op-eds must be focused on student press freedom and published within the last 30 days.

Editor’s Note: This list is in progress, we will continue to updated it throughout Student Press Freedom Day 2020 and in the days after.

• The Bottom Line — Frostburg State University, Maryland
  • Join TBL In Celebrating Student Press Freedom Day
• College Heights Herald — Western Kentucky University
  • OPINION: On the Herald’s birthday remember to support student journalism
• The Chronicle — The College of Saint Rose, New York
  • Student Press Freedom: demanding democracy
• The Daily — University of Washington
  • We can write without fear
• The Daily Gazette — New York (Professional news organization)
  • Protect Student Journalism
• The Echo — University of Central Arkansas
  • Student Press Freedom day motivates staff at The Echo
• El Estoque — Monta Vista High School
  • Honoring the First Amendment
• The Falconer — La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, Oregon
  • Editorial Student Press Freedom Matters
• FHS Press — Freedom Area High School, Pennsylvania
  • Freedom to write
• The Free Press — University of Southern Maine
  • New Voices of Maine: legally protecting the rights of student journalists
• Gering Courier / Scottsbluff Star Herald — Nebraska (Professional news organization)
  • Giving way to new voices
• Idaho Mountain Express — Idaho (Professional news organization)
  • Idaho needs ‘New Voices’
• James Fuller via Medium
  • How censoring student media teaches our youth all the wrong lessons
• Lanthorn — Grand Valley State University, Michigan
  • Inside the Newsroom: Reporting the Morris Berger story
• The Muhlenberg Weekly — Muhlenberg College, Pennsylvania
  • #studentpressfreedom
• Mustang News — California Polytechnic University, California
  • Celebrating the free exchange of ideas on Student Press Freedom Day
• Northwestern News — Northwestern Oklahoma State University
  • Rights of Journalists: Student Press Freedom Day
• Pipe Dream — Binghamton University, New York
  • Giving Students a Voice
• Pitt News — University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Editorial: We support high school journalists
• The Post — Ohio University
  • Editorial: Celebrating The Post on Student Press Freedom Day
• The Rocket — Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania
  • Our View: This message brought to you by student press freedom
• SC Correspondent — Samuel Clemens High School, Texas
  • #StudentPressFreedom: “New Voices Movement” Sweeps Across Nation
• The Shield — McCallum High School, Texas
  • This is what student press freedom looks like
• The Signal — University of Houston Clear Lake, Texas
  • EDITORIAL: The discrediting of the press places democracy at risk
• The Stampede — Metea Valley High School, Illinois
  • Student voices are crucial in a democratic society built on the principle of free press
• The Tartan — Radford University, Virginia
  • Letter from the Editor: Student Press Freedoms at Radford University
• The Tropolitan — Troy University, Virginia
  • Opinion: Why write for the Trop? You can learn skills that apply to any field
• The University Press — Florida Atlantic University
  • Opinion: I’m dancing every day on Tik Tok for journalism
• The University Star — Texas State University
  • The Main Point: You need us and we need you
• The Wayne Stater — Wayne State College, Nebraska
  • Students celebrate freedom of the press
• The Write State Guardian — Wright State University, Ohio
  • From the Editor: Student Press Freedom Day and a press pass
• Youngtown Edition — County College of Morris, New Jersey
  • Youngtown in turmoil — administrative actions raise serious legal concerns