Chris Carroll, director of student media at Vanderbilt, and Will Drabold, college journalist at Ohio University, speak about the future of college media and the challenges the field is facing. Frank LoMonte: Hi everybody, welcome to another installment of the Student Press Law Center’s monthly podcast, a run down of developments affecting the rights of those… Continue reading January 2016 Podcast: The Future of College Media
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‘I Am The Free Speech Zone’ nationwide event hopes to bring awareness to campus free speech issues
Two brothers are organizing a nationwide event to pushback against free speech zones and other suppressions of students' speech on college campuses.
Society of Professional Journalists endorses Missouri’s New Voices bill
The Society of Professional Journalists has announced its support of Missouri's Walter Cronkite New Voices Act, which would protect high school and college student journalists from censorship. "Student journalists set the foundation for the future of the profession. They are limited in their ability to do their job as journalists when government officials and administrations weaken their… Continue reading Society of Professional Journalists endorses Missouri’s New Voices bill
Washington Senate committee hears testimony on student press freedom legislation
WASHINGTON — A committee of state senators heard testimony from student journalists, high school advisers, free press advocates and school association officials on Thursday regarding student press freedom legislation for the Evergreen State. The Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee hearing on the New Voices of Washington bill, which was introduced last week, largely… Continue reading Washington Senate committee hears testimony on student press freedom legislation
Missouri professor Melissa Click charged with assault for threatening a student photojournalist
The Columbia City Prosecutor's Office has filed a third-degree assault charge against the professor who made national news for blocking a student photojournalist from covering a public protest.
Daily Tar Heel student editors protest general manager’s decision to not print paper during snow
The general manager of UNC-Chapel Hill's independent student newspaper made the decision on financial and safety grounds, but the student editor-in-chief said she should have been consulted.
Digital rights non-profit argues against banning anonymous speech platforms like Yik Yak
The Electronic Frontier Foundation sent a letter to the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights arguing against banning anonymous social media speech platforms, like Yik Yak.
Washington Senate committee hears testimony on student press freedom legislation
Most of the testimony was supportive of enacting New Voices legislation in Washington state to protect student journalists at both high schools and colleges from administrative censorship.
Former Okla. student suspended for his fiance’s Facebook posts files lawsuit against the university
The lawsuit claims that the University of Tulsa was negligent when it investigated the student for violating the school's harassment policy and ignored the student's due process rights.
Free speech, behind the line
Several colleges across the country have attempted to restrict students' speech to "free speech zones," which have been ripe for lawsuits.