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Fighting censorship?
Here are ideas that can help

Posted by on Apr 27, 2015 in Blog, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

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sprclogoBecause so many advisers have talked about prior review situations lately, and how to handle them, her is a link to an Student Press Law Center-Newspaper Association of America Foundation project that might offer some help.

Titled Press Freedom in Practice, besides reviewing basics of press law, it highlights adviser stories  about how they overcame issues like prior review and other forms of censorship.

Sections of the pamphlet include strategies for success that include communication, setting high standards for students, letting students lead the fight against censorship and identifying allies in the fight.

We hope to update the project during the next year.

For additional materials, look here.

 

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