Because of their unique circumstances, community college student journalists are often forced to tackle many issues differently than students at traditional four-year institutions ' from battling with overbearing administration to keeping their papers alive altogether.
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Top programs not immune to prior review
Henry Rome and Seth Zweifler have, between them, picked up just about every honor that a high school journalist can compete for.
Understanding cybershield law
Student journalists and school administrators should be aware of the protection Section 230 may offer — as well as its limits — when they venture into cyberspace.
SPLC White Paper Series: Know Your Cybershield
Federal law offers online publishers protection from liability denied to their print counterparts.
Sen. Yee receives JEA’s “Friend of Scholastic Journalism” award
Depressing stories about journalism, about elected officials, and about the state of freedom of speech are so commonplace that it is a pleasure to be able to report a happy development that involves all three.The Journalism Education Association has selected California State Sen.
SEC finalizes media sports credentialing policy
After three revisions, a controversialsports media credential policy from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) has been finalized, though media leaders and student journalists remain upset over its restrictive language.
FTC announces revised schedule for workshop: “From Town Criers to Bloggers”
The FTC has rescheduled the dates of its series of workshops "From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?" The workshops were originally scheduled for September 15-16.
‘Tweet’ brings legal heat
Much has been said and written about the disarming casualness with which people converse over the Internet, sometimes oblivious to the breadth of their audience.
Tennessee university newspaper hit by theft
The staff at aTennessee university student newspaper are still trying to find out who stoleapproximately 4,000 copies of the paper last month.
Daily Collegian adviser reinstated
The board ofdirectors for Pennsylvania State University's independent studentnewspaper, the Daily Collegian, reinstated the news adviser a month afterhe was fired.