For the independent student newspaper at the University of North Carolina, the Daily Tar Heel, standing up to a powerful institution is old news. Class after class, the Tar Heel's student reporters have stood as tireless watchdogs, standing in opposition to their administration on numerous occasions. In their latest sortie, three local news organizations have joined… Continue reading November 2016 Podcast: Called Out – The Daily Tar Heel Sues UNC over sexual assault records
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Why I chose to get active with The Active Voice
Many high school students, particularly those in low-income communities, are not afforded the opportunity to access journalism courses. Additionally, many low-income high schools do not inform students of their free speech rights. Schools that allow students to contribute to their media often limit the content that the young journalists can produce. As a former student of a low-performing… Continue reading Why I chose to get active with The Active Voice
First Thoughts
Usually, there is nothing more gratifying than being validated, than knowing you aren’t alone in your sentiments and experiences. But this time, there was nothing more gut wrenching either. We all know there is a gaping disparity between genders. It’s no longer a controversy that shocks us. It is a vestigial structure of a national… Continue reading First Thoughts
Active Voice and Me
Being talked over, spoken for, dismissed and ignored is all too commonly experienced by women and as an Arab Latina, it just comes with the territory. One of the main reasons I got into journalism was because I wanted to be a voice and vessel for those in my community who feel silenced. Succeeding in… Continue reading Active Voice and Me
Daily Tar Heel files complaint against UNC for sexual misconduct records
North Carolina’s major newspapers are joining forces with a student newspaper in demanding the state’s flagship public university release records pertaining to former students who’ve faced discipline for sexual assault.
Graduate student attacked by looters during Oakland protest of presidential election
A journalism graduate student from the University of California-Berkeley was attacked while covering election protests in Oakland, last week.
Indiana Supreme Court rules Notre Dame police not subject to open records law
The Indiana Supreme Court this week decided the police department at the University of Notre Dame is not a government body and not subject to open records requests.
University of Kentucky victims seek to join lawsuit against student newspaper
Two of the victims reportedly detailed in a sexual assault and harassment investigation at the University of Kentucky are seeking to join the university in its lawsuit against the school’s student newspaper.
Building a community: the Active Voice listening tour rolls on
"Activating girls' voices" was the advertised title of the gathering, a Saturday morning at a high school journalism workshop in Indiana. It was our public "coming-out party" after months of groundwork by our student fellows, a chance for our most-wanted audience -- high school girls -- to see what Active Voice is all about. Optimistically,… Continue reading Building a community: the Active Voice listening tour rolls on
Student Press Law Center executive director gives interview about New Jersey’s New Voices law
New Jersey has a second shot at passing a New Voices bill, and New Jersey student journalists have been presenting their case in an impressive show of civic engagement. The Garden State Scholastic Press Association interviewed Frank LoMonte, the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, to get more information on the legislation. In… Continue reading Student Press Law Center executive director gives interview about New Jersey’s New Voices law