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Author: Sara Tirrito

California adviser worries about retaliation after principal resigns

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March 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

A high school adviser whose students protested the principal’s confiscation of a February issue is worried she and the journalism program might face retaliation now that the principal has announced her resignation at the end of the year.

Tagged advisers, Bear Creek High School, California, The Bruin Voice

Nationally recognized Illinois adviser to lose job

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March 12, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

A nationally recognized journalism adviser has been told his school has no place for him next year because of staff cuts.

Tagged advisers, Illinois, Rolling Meadows High School

N.C. Supreme Court issues divided opinion on issue of private school police records

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March 8, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

The North Carolina Supreme Court split evenly today in a ruling that leaves unresolved the openness of private college police records.

Tagged access to public records, campus police records, elon university, North Carolina, North Carolina Supreme Court, private college police records

New York paper believes story on failed health inspection grade led to newspaper theft

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March 7, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

Hundreds of copies of the Long Island University-Brooklyn student newspaper featuring a story about campus dining health violations have been reported stolen.

Tagged Long Island University-Brooklyn, New York, newspaper theft, Seawanhaka Press

Texas student media board votes to cut staff pay, keep printing schedule

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March 5, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

Student staff at the University of Texas’ student newspaper will take a major pay cut next year but the paper will keep its five-day-a-week printing schedule under a budget approved Friday by the Texas Student Media Board.

Tagged Texas, The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin

Newspaper thieves confess to stealing copies of Tulane student newspaper

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March 4, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

The students who stole approximately 2,000 copies of the student newspaper at Tulane University have admitted to their actions and agreed to pay the cost of the papers.

Tagged Louisiana, newspaper theft, Tulane Hullabaloo, Tulane University

Ohio prosecutor drops charges against grad student photojournalist

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February 28, 2013December 4, 2018 Sara Tirrito

Charges against an Ohio University student photojournalist who was arrested while photographing paramedics on an emergency call were dropped this week.

Tagged Ohio, Ohio University, photojournalism

Daily Texan staff, alumni speak out about proposed budget cuts

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February 27, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

Daily Texan staff and alumni are speaking out against a proposed budget cut that would cost the paper a day of printing each week to make up for declining ad sales.

Tagged Texas, The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin

Winthrop student reporters say trustee tried to limit questions, took reporter's cell phone

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February 27, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

Student editors at Winthrop University say their reporting on their new president has prompted what they see as harassment from a trustee.

Tagged South Carolina, The Johnsonian, Winthrop University

University of Wyoming to release names of presidential candidates

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February 22, 2013September 5, 2018 Sara Tirrito

The University of Wyoming’s Board of Trustees has decided it will release the names of its presidential search finalists after a months-long fight to keep them private.

Tagged access to public records, executive personnel searches, University of Wyoming, Wyoming

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