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Pennsylvania court ruling strengthens journalists' claim of access to emails and other school, college records

Email messages don't qualify as FERPA "education records" unless they're kept in a student's permanent file, a Pennsylvania judge rules, in a commonsense interpretation that may bolster journalists' access to documents routinely miscategorized as federally protected secrets. 

Pittsburg Steel: High school journalists' investigative feat fuels calls for legal reforms — everywhere except Indiana

Commentators say the nationally acclaimed reporting of high-school journalists aided by Kansas' Student Publications Act should convince legislators elsewhere to join the growing movement to protect the independence of school-produced journalism.

BONUS Podcast: How a political reporter is covering college athletics

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This Podcast is running in tandem with the article, A political journalism veteran turns the spotlight on college athletics. INTRO: Hey listeners, this is James Hoyt, and I’m a reporting intern for the Student Press Law Center.This interview started out as a simple story about a New Mexico watchdog suing a university foundation, but it became… Continue reading BONUS Podcast: How a political reporter is covering college athletics