A state bill that would\nprotect high school newspapers from censorship is not picking up any steam more\nthan a year after it was proposed.
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Investigating rumors of Bush visit provokes threat of censorship at Oklohoma State University, editor says
Student\njournalists at Oklahoma State University were eager to write a story about\nrumors that President Bush would speak at their university
Censuring the censors: high school officials receive Muzzle Awards
High school
administrators in Tennessee, Florida and California earned a place on the same
blacklist as President Bush, the Department of Justice and the Federal
Communications Commission chairman.
What do school administrators at
Oak Ridge High School in Tennessee, Wellington High School in Florida and Troy
High School in California have in common with heavy-hitters like top U.S.
officials?
All are governmental bodies that stomped on free speech
rights in a major way during 2005, according to the Thomas Jefferson Center for
the Protection of Free Expression.
Being on the list comes with a
dubious award called the
'Hit list' story prompts theft of 1,300 newspapers, student editor says
Westminster College officials are investigating two students in connection withthe theft of more than a thousand copies of the student newspaper earlier thismonth.
Minnesota bill would keep secret future searches for university presidents
The selection process for the presidency of the University of Minnesota would beclosed to the public if a new bill pending in the state Legislature passes.
City employees turn cold shoulder to student reporters
Twoweeks after a city manager cut all ties with Southern IllinoisUniversity’s student newspaper, journalists there are scrambling to covernews in the city of Carbondale.
Paper must turn over unpublished photographs, judge says
A circuit court judge recently ordered South Dakota State University'sstudent newspaper to turn over unpublished photographs taken during a poweroutage on campus last fall.
School board remorseful after censorsing biting student editorial
A school board apologized Monday for halting distribution ofthe student newspaper at Huntley High School and gave students the OK to passout the paper, which contained an editorial critical of a school boardmember.
Administrators scrap 'veto power' policy after free speech questions raised
Administrators at a community college are back-pedaling this week after changes to its student newspaper's handbook gave greater editorial control to the faculty adviser.
Principal censors 'choking game' article
A high school journalist who wanted to inform other teens about the dangers ofplaying the “choking game” was told by administrators last month that runningthe article might be too dangerous.