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Author: Brian Stewart

Digital yearbooks capture memories with new medium

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September 1, 2009September 5, 2018 Brian Stewart

For decades, high school students have anxiously awaited the arrival of yearbooks —?a day filled with gushing over prom photos or exchanging books to sign personal messages. But Greg Ruiz thought there was a better way to remember his high school memories than with a traditional publication.

Tagged Fall 2009, reports

Power of the principal

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September 1, 2009September 5, 2018 Brian Stewart

Principals have struggled with how to handle their power over student media since the Supreme Court shifted a portion of responsibility for school-sponsored publications to administrators.

Tagged Fall 2009, reports

Student governments close doors

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September 1, 2009September 5, 2018 Brian Stewart

Government officials are no strangers to scandals. And —?as some Texas college journalists learned — neither is student government.

Tagged Fall 2009, reports

Controversial posts lead to questions

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September 1, 2009September 5, 2018 Brian Stewart

For both the student and professional media, user comments on Web sites are the basis of a growing number of lawsuits. Editors are attempting to grapple with how they should respond —?ethically and legally —?to controversial comments left on their sites by anonymous posters.

Tagged Fall 2009, reports

Profiles cause crackdown

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September 1, 2009September 5, 2018 Brian Stewart

The reach of school officials has extended beyond the schoolhouse gate to the World Wide Web, where pictures on Facebook, a posting on MySpace or a comment on a personal blog can now mean punishments for students.

Tagged Fall 2009, reports

Montclair's student newspaper, government reach agreement

News
August 6, 2009September 5, 2018 Brian Stewart

The student government at Montclair State University in Montclair, N.J., has agreed to amend its bylaws to better comply with the state's open meetings laws, ending a lawsuit filed by the student newspaper over alleged violations.

Tagged montclair, Montclair State University, N.J., the Montclarion

Calif. university student threatened after posting interview online

News
August 4, 2009September 5, 2018 Brian Stewart

A California college student says a U.S. representative's staff member threatened her with arrest and legal action after she posted a recorded interview with the representative's press secretary online.

Tagged Calif., California State University, Fullerton

N.D. school board replaces dismissed adviser

News
July 28, 2009September 5, 2018 Brian Stewart

Recent actions by a North Dakota school board affirm the district does not plan to reinstate the high school newspaper adviser who was removed from the position in June over what the adviser said was a difference in philosophy.

Tagged fargo, N.D., North Dakota, the Packer, west, West Fargo

Student files lawsuit after coach distributed private Facebook content

News
July 22, 2009December 4, 2018 Brian Stewart

A Mississippi high school student is suing her school district after a teacher logged into the student's social networking account and distributed information that embarrassed her and led to her removal from the team.

Tagged Miss., MIssissippi, pearl, Pearl High School, social media

Calif. bill would shine light on university foundations, auxiliary organizations

News
July 20, 2009September 5, 2018 Brian Stewart

A bill that would provide better access toopen records at California's public, higher-education institutions hasbeen routed to the State Assembly Committee on Appropriations, though proponentsof the legislation say it should not cost any money.

Tagged California

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