Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed Senate Bill 96, a reporter shield law that will protect journalists – even unpaid ones working outside of mainstream professional news organizations – from being forced to share information gained in confidence.
Michigan State University filed a lawsuit against ESPN after a reporter filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the university police department for reports related to sexual assault allegations.
An Illinois judge has ruled in favor of The Chicago Tribune, which sued the College of DuPage and the College of DuPage Foundation for access to records under the Freedom of Information Act.
Students have a constitutionally protected right to record the activities of school authorities on school grounds during school time, unless the school shows that recording will be substantially disruptive, a Maine judge decides in a case that could clarify the rights of student newsgatherers everywhere.
It was 25 years in the making, but student press protections finally passed the Arizona legislature Tuesday.
After months of back-and-forth, student press protections are on their way to the governor’s desk in Vermont.
A community college in Kansas has walked back, in part, actions taken to restrict its own student newspaper.
4140835-41846500May 3, 2017Carter File, PresidentHutchinson Community College1300 N. PlumHutchinson, KS 67501President File,The members of the Kansas Collegiate Media would like to express our support of the Collegian and the student journalists at Hutchinson Community College. Seizure of newspapers is an obvious violation of the First Amendment as is cancelling the final issue of the Collegian.… Continue reading 4140835-41846500May 3, 2017 Carter File, President Hutchinson
The launch of SPLC's Active Voice Fellowship was informed by research emerging from the University of Kansas. Genelle Belmas and Piotr Bobkowski surveyed 461 high school journalists and found that both direct censorship by administrators and self-censorship were endemic among student journalists.The shock came with the disparity between genders – 41% of girls reported having been told not to… Continue reading May 2017 Podcast: Use Your Active Voice with Genelle Belmas
Bills are advancing in states across the country, including a newly filed one that just debuted this week.