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Author: Emily Walker

Generation disconnect

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May 1, 2006September 5, 2018 Emily Walker

Perhaps the oral sex article would have raised awareness and maybe even spurred conversations between parents and kids (which could have been fodder for its own embarrassing moments issue). But that article has been censored on two separate occasions.

Tagged Indiana, L.A. Youth, Peninsula High School, Peninsula Outlook, reports, Spring 2006, Washington

Going public

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May 1, 2006September 5, 2018 Emily Walker

“Public forum” may not be as titillating as the other two words that have been causing some controversy recently in high school media — oral sex — but they are more important because they can actually dictate whether a high school journalist has the First Amendment protection to write about oral sex (or teen pregnancy, divorce, teen suicide, etc.).

Tagged public forum, reports, Spring 2006

For the record: High school reporters use public records to enhance stories

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May 1, 2006September 5, 2018 Emily Walker

One high school journalism expert agreed that public records are a resource that can be crucial for nailing a great story, but many high school reporters do not take advantage of public records often enough.

Tagged reports, Spring 2006

University blocks mailing of paper with naked Jesus, devil cartoon

News
April 28, 2006September 16, 2020 Emily Walker

Weeksafter staff of the ''radical'' left-wing student newspaper at theUniversity of Oregon dropped off March's issue at the university'smailroom, they got an anonymous call.

Tagged Oregon, The Insurgent, University of Oregon

Supreme Court declines case involving kindergarten student's Jesus poster

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April 27, 2006September 5, 2018 Emily Walker

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case thatstemmed from public school officials' refusal to display a kindergartenstudent's artwork containing a picture of Jesus.

Tagged Baldwinsville School District

College board president orders newspaper to can story

News
April 13, 2006September 5, 2018 Emily Walker

Student reporters at a Missouri community college were surprised to receive ane-mail from the board president demanding they not print an article intoday's paper.

Tagged Missouri, Ozarks Technical Community College, The Eagle

Student official abandons plan to cut budget of student paper

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April 11, 2006September 5, 2018 Emily Walker

Astudent government member at the University of Alaska Fairbanks rescinded hisinitiative to reduce the student newspaper's budget and said he was wrong tothink less funding would translate to better editorial content.

Tagged Alaska, Sun Star, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Students win fight to air banned broadcasts

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April 5, 2006September 5, 2018 Emily Walker

The first time this year that administrators censored Columbia HighSchool's student-produced cable channel, they nixed public serviceannouncements in February that portrayed the school as dilapidated anddirty.

Tagged Columbia Cable Network, Columbia High School, New Jersey

Bus assault story gets middle school newspaper yanked

News
April 3, 2006September 5, 2018 Emily Walker

Administrators are scheduled to meet Friday to discuss distributing an issue of a middle school newspaper they pulled last month.

Tagged Cyclone Scoop, North Carolina, Smith Middle School

Michigan anti-censorship bill likely to die, student press advocates say

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April 3, 2006September 5, 2018 Emily Walker

MICHIGAN-- A state bill that would protect high school newspapers fromcensorship is not picking up any steam more than a year after it was proposed.And the Michigan Press Association’s decision not to support the bill isnot helping matters, one student press advocate said.

Tagged Michigan, Michigan State University, The State News

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