John Tagliareni reflects on the New Voices process and his tips for advocates working to become the next New Voices state.
Optimism, flexibility and thinking longterm: Lessons from New Voices New Jersey
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What advocates can learn from the New Voices win in New Jersey
Tom McHale reflects on how New Jersey passed its New Voices law and his tips for advocates working to become the next New Voices state.
Breaking down yearbook censorship in 2022
It's hard to overstate the importance of yearbooks as a form of student journalism. Yearbooks give students a platform to capture what their lives have been like throughout an academic year — a function that's even more crucial in the current moment, where students are living through so many challenging national and global circumstances. Yearbooks… Continue reading Breaking down yearbook censorship in 2022
Supporting advisers, celebrating successes on Student Press Freedom Day
Editor's Note: This piece was initially published by JEA Scholastic Press Rights Committee on Feb. 24, 2022 (Student Press Freedom Day). Today is Student Press Freedom Day, a national day of action when student journalists in the United States raise awareness of the challenges they face, celebrate their contributions to their schools and communities, and take… Continue reading Supporting advisers, celebrating successes on Student Press Freedom Day
SPLC ensures Washington New Voices bill effectively protects students’ rights
The Student Press Law Center (SPLC) began an on-ground initiative in Washington to implement the New Voices bill in order to ensure that students, advisers and administrators know their rights and how they must support free press under the law. Want to get involved with New Voices?New Voices is a student-powered nonpartisan grassroots movement of… Continue reading SPLC ensures Washington New Voices bill effectively protects students’ rights
Turn that mic back on!
Self-censorship causes student journalists to doubt their news sense and question if it’s worth it to try to make a difference.
Hawaii and West Virginia are taking steps to protect student press freedom
What do Hawaii and West Virginia have in common? They both took huge steps toward restoring and protecting student press freedom on February 3, when legislative committees in both states recommended New Voices legislation for passage. Students in both states testified remotely before their representative Education committees, highlighting both the stories they have been able… Continue reading Hawaii and West Virginia are taking steps to protect student press freedom
Meet Kendrick Calfee, Editor in Chief of the Northwest Missourian
SPLC is speaking with student editors about their love for journalism, our changing times, and how censorship connects to all of it.
Meet Maya Brown, Managing Editor of The Statesman at Stony Brook University
SPLC is speaking with student editors about their love for journalism, our changing times, and how censorship connects to all of it.
Celebrating Student Press Freedom on Constitution Day
On Constitution Day (and every day), we at SPLC want you to remember: the Constitution protects student press freedom.