Members of the New Voices Pennsylvania coalition traveled to the state capitol building in Harrisburg on June 25 to meet with several key legislators and their staff members to discuss student press freedom.
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2024 New Voices Student Leaders Institute
Learn more about the 2024 New Voices Student Leaders Institute and meet the participants.
2024 New Voices Student Leaders Institute
Learn more about the 2024 New Voices Student Leaders Institute and meet the participants.
Guest Post: Don’t be afraid: Standing up for student press freedom is worth it
Ben Shapiro is a first-year at Northwestern University. In high school, he served as the editor-in-chief of The Spoke, Conestoga High School’s student newspaper, and worked closely with the Student Press Law Center throughout his tenure. Shapiro is active with Pennsylvania’s New Voices movement. While interning at SPLC this summer, he reflected on the censorship he faced as a student journalist and why it was worth fighting.
New Voices coalitions reflect on gains, lessons of 2024
With most states’ legislative sessions complete for this year, the Student Press Law Center asked several New Voices advocates to reflect on their experiences in 2024.
Smith: Near-passage leaves WI advocates frustrated, hopeful and wiser
Advocate Matthew Smith reflects on the accomplishments and lessons learned during the 2024 legislative season.
Legislative briefing highlights New Voices progress in New York
After months of advocacy in New York — including phone banking, letter-writing and sharing real-life experiences through the state coalition’s first-ever legislative briefing — New Voices supporters now look to 2025 with valuable lessons learned and progress made toward student press freedom in the Empire State.
Decade of persistence, student voices behind Minnesota’s New Voices success
Nearly a decade of advocacy finally paid off this year for Minnesota’s New Voices supporters, but they say there is still more work to do for student press freedom in the state.
Reves recounts two years of advocacy for revised Hawaii board policy
Advocate Cindy Reves reflects on advocating for changes to the state Board of Education's student media policy, following Hawaii's passage of a New Voices law.
Bricker reflects on one year of New Voices in West Virginia
Advocate Morgan Bricker discusses the progress and challenges of the first year of New Voices in West Virginia, and looks to the work ahead.