Attorney advocate Adam Goldstein explains the rule's "failure" in a video. The school had previously told student Anthony Mazur he couldn't sell his photos of school sports.
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Florida university asks court to order student journalists to pay its attorney’s fees, after open-records lawsuit
The university is requesting attorney fees after winning a lawsuit filed by its student news site that accused the school of redacting public records and shutting reporters out of student disciplinary hearings.
Student editors at Fairmont State resign in protest of administrators’ plans to make coverage more “positive”
After turmoil at the Fairmont State newspaper, including their adviser's dismissal and allegations of administrative intimidation, student editors have resigned in protest and will start an independent watchdog news site.
On the Ed Beat: Does your school monitor students' social-media activity?
Do administrators at your school monitor students' social media activity? What happens if they find something? Find out the details of this nationwide debate and what this means for your school.
On the Ed Beat: Is your school experiencing a teacher shortage?
Is your school or district experiencing a teacher shortage? Find out what that means and how to find out.
A plea for help: Student publications try to raise money online
Like professional newspapers, student publications nationwide are strapped for cash. In an effort to stop the bleeding, some have turned to the Internet to ask for help.
D.C. principal will no longer exercise prior review of student newspaper, after backlash
The principal, who is in her first year at the school, is now working with student editors to update their editorial policy after an intense outcry from the community.
Storify: The J-Team assembled in Iowa, gave reporting advice for college journalists
The J-Team, which consists of the SPLC, the Society of Professional Journalists and Investigative Reporters and Editors, traveled to Iowa on Friday to give support to student journalists facing censorship.
August 2015 Podcast: Private universities, police departments and public records
Jack Greiner, a media lawyer from Cincinnati, discusses his successful case where the Ohio Supreme Court determined that private universities had to disclose police reports. Frank LoMonte: Hi everyone and welcome to another monthly edition of the Student Press Law Center’s podcast, an update on legal developments affecting the rights of those working in and around student media. The… Continue reading August 2015 Podcast: Private universities, police departments and public records
Why a high school principal wanted the school paper to be a public forum, after a year of prior review
Student journalists will now have editorial control over their coverage after the school board unanimously voted to implement a principal's recommendation to make the paper a public forum.