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Issues worth building lessons around

Posted by on Dec 10, 2014 in Blog, Digital Media, Ethical Issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Uncategorized, Visual Reporting | 0 comments

As we head into a break for the holidays, three issues and concepts stand out as worth some future  consideration. • The First Amendment:...

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What ‘s banned in your neighborhood?
Banned Websites Awareness Week brings
chance to examine extent of Internet filtering

Posted by on Sep 24, 2014 in Blog, Broadcast, Digital Media, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Visual Reporting, Yearbook | 0 comments

According to a new report from the American Library Association, Internet-filtering software blocks more content than required and...

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Updates on scholastic issues across the nation

Posted by on Jun 24, 2014 in Blog, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Several events in the world of scholastic journalism – and that affects it – occurred recently. Censorship issues have not taken a summer...

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A checklist for ethical news values

Posted by on Oct 31, 2012 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

by Marina Hendricks As I wrote this, Hurricane Sandy bore down on the East Coast. A week remains until the election in which U.S. voters...

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Questions for thought: a series of exercises on freedom of expression

Posted by on Sep 9, 2011 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Our second Question for Thought involves a common argument for censorship: Damaging the public’s image of the school or its...

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