The Seattle Times (2/16/2016). “In order for journalists to do what they need to, they need to be free of censors,” said the former editor-in-chief of a Washington high school newspaper.
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Protecting Student Journalists in a New-Media Era
Chronicle of Higher Education (2/11/2016). Frank LoMonte speaks about the New Voices campaign and why it’s important.
Bill seeks to restore First Amendment rights of student media
Columbia Daily Tribune (2/2/2016). “For years, student reporters have been treated as second-class journalists. And that’s a shame, because they are often the only ones tackling crucial issues in schools and on campuses,” testified Tim Tai, Missouri student photojournalist, at the hearing for the New Voices of Missouri bill.
Activists in Wisconsin Push For Student Free-Press Protections
The Associated Press (1/31/2016). “It’s amazing how North Dakota re-energized this movement across the country. I think people had been really discouraged for a long time,” said Frank LoMonte.
Missouri bill protects free speech rights for student journalists
Washington Times (1/8/2016). The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Elijah Haahr, said he wants Missouri to be “known more as a being a protector of free speech than being one that was known for censoring that speech.”
New free speech bill meant to better protect student journalists
Columbia Missourian (1/6/2016). Haahr said the controversy on Missouri’s campus this fall between student journalists and campus protesters who did not want to be photographed redoubled his efforts to write the bill.