As professional news outlets consider phasing out anonymous comments, college editors are considering their options.
Reading, and re-evaluating, the comments
Author: corey-conner
Erasing the narrative: Student journalists face an increasing amount of takedown requests
High school and college newspapers have been grappling with requests for content removal from former sources and contributors.
At some universities, there are blurred lines between public relations and student media
Some universities have tried to blend traditional student journalism with public relations, prompting ethics questions and some raised eyebrows.
New Jersey legislator introduces bill to grant student journalists protection from censorship
The recently-introduced "New Voices of New Jersey" bill will grant protections to students in public schools and colleges and their advisers.
High school journalists slapped with an $8,800 FOIA bill
The high school newspaper ultimately narrowed its request and received some documents for free, but reporters are still frustrated at the high price tag and their inability to receive the bulk of the information they wanted.
Connecticut high court rules that reports of teacher misconduct are open record
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that it is too broad to exempt any evaluatory records of university faculty from disclosure.
Student media advisers share joys of their work in #WhyIAdvise hashtag
Student media advisers rally around #WhyIAdvise hashtag after a stressful year of multiple adviser firings.
Law journal honors Mary Beth Tinker, devotes issue to free speech in schools
SPLC's Frank LoMonte and Mike Hiestand wrote articles for the law journal about free speech in schools today, particularly what they see as a worrisome trend of schools' control of students' online speech.
Former Mississippi student who was suspended for posting rap song online has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will now have to decide whether to hear its first case on student off-campus online speech.
Fraternity member accused of stealing 250 papers, asking students to help him
Student editors at Northwest Missouri State University were distributing papers at the student union when a student identified as a fraternity member ran by and grabbed a bundle of 50 newspapers.