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New Jersey legislator introduces bill to grant student journalists protection from censorship
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NEW JERSEY — Student journalists in the Garden State might soon have an extra level of protection from administrative censorship. Outgoing New Jersey Assemblywoman Donna Simon introduced a “New Voices of New Jersey” bill on Monday that would require public school districts to adopt a written policy for students’ freedom of expression by the 2016-16… Continue reading New Jersey legislator introduces bill to grant student journalists protection from censorship

N.J. community college suspends student for tweets about former Red Sox pitcher’s daughter
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he college announced the suspension of Adam Nagel on Facebook Monday, saying he was “summarily suspended and will be scheduled for a conduct hearing where further disciplinary action will be taken,” and that Brookdale Police are investigating the student.

N.J. college plans to sell FM signal in online auction to generate revenue

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Citing declining revenue, officials at Camden County College tried to sell the institution’s FM signal through an online auction website last spring, but later pulled the listing when nobody placed a bid. Now, administrators plan to list it again and could transition the student-produced radio station to an online-only format.

N.J. school district hires communications officer as high school newspaper adviser

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John Tagliareni, a member of the Journalism Education Association’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission and a past president of the Garden State Scholastic Press Association, said appointing the district’s communications officer is “an effort to control what goes on in the student press.”

New Jersey school board proposes new publications policies following principal's censorship

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According to the proposed policy, the Highlands Regional High School District “may exercise editorial control over the style and content of student expression in school-sponsored publications.” The proposed revision would also require publications to “foster a wholesome school spirit and support the best traditions of the school,” train students in journalism and “assist with the district’s public information program.”