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Tag: Winter 2013

‘Anti-Hazelwood’ freedom of expression laws only go so far

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Jordan Bradley

An SPLC audit of school district publication polices in Colorado and Oregon finds many of the policies are at odds with the states’ student free expression laws, designed to give students more rights.

Tagged reports, Winter 2013

Different rules: Administrators seek stricter control of online publications

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Bailey McGowan

As high school publications move online, they’re facing stricter scrutiny from administrators who worry about the larger audiences online. Often, students wind up with less control online than they have in print.

Tagged reports, Winter 2013

In Michigan, an advocate for students’ First Amendment rights

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Bailey McGowan

It’s the only partnership of its kind — a law school, journalism school, and a scholastic press association all working together to teach high school students that they have rights, too.

Tagged reports, Winter 2013

Seeking readers, student and professional media team up

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Samantha Raphelson

Amid declining readership, both college and professional media outlets are finding a benefit to one-time partnerships that provide news they wouldn’t otherwise be able to give readers on their own.

Tagged reports, Winter 2013

25 years later, a look at one generation under Hazelwood

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Bailey McGowan

When the Supreme Court’s ruling came down in January 1988, journalism educators feared the decision would make it more difficult for student journalists to produce good work without the threat of censorship. Now, 25 years later, many believe their worst fears — and more — have come true.

Tagged reports, Winter 2013

Discussion of free speech limitations playing out on college campuses

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Jordan Bradley

Debates about freedom of speech — and whether there should be limits placed on speech that offends, particularly religious speech — are playing out on college campuses across the country.

Tagged reports, Winter 2013

Want a credential? Better not report on athletes’ injuries, schools say

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Samantha Raphelson

A wave of football programs introduced bans on injury reporting this season, threatening to revoke journalists’ credentials if they break the rules. For the most part, reporters are complying.

Tagged reports, Winter 2013

Student journalists struggling for access to private school police records

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Jordan Bradley

They can make arrests and often operate as any local police department does. But as student journalists have discovered, it’s not always easy to get campus police at private schools to grant access to their records.

Tagged reports, Winter 2013

Law offers some protections for employees, students to speak out

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte

Blanket restrictions on talk between the media and school employees may be legally unenforceable – and such restrictions on students almost certainly are void.

Tagged legal analysis, reports, Winter 2013

Two views on Hazelwood show why conversation must continue

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January 14, 2013September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte

A generation ago, Justice William Brennan warned the nation about the perils of heavy-handed school censorship.

Tagged reports, Winter 2013

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