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Why the White House press ban hurts us all

This is not the first time Trump has tried to punish journalists for coverage he didn’t like. The pattern, however, continues to set an anti-press tone across the nation, and student journalists are among those who feel it most.

Student Press Report
From left: Student journalists Dylan Hembrough, Rana Rastegari, Hannah Epstein and Jennifer Nehrer all stood up to college administrators who sought to stonewall them and discredit their work.

The reporting their universities didn’t want

Four college journalists speak out on the importance of standing up to administrators

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SPLC institute trains students to lead press freedom fights

Twenty-five high school students from 15 states logged into the Student Press Law Center’s New Voices Student Leaders Institute this summer expecting to learn about press freedom, but they say they took away so much more. After two weeks of training and collaborating with their peers, they’re now equipped with the leadership skills, advocacy strategies and confidence to lead campaigns for press freedom in their states and communities.

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