When hatred speaks, we must speak back
Exploring the First Amendment on Constitution Day by Kristin Taylor In 2004, Senator Robert Byrd attached an amendment to a federal...
Read MoreAvoid senior quotes; give them
to senior class for publishing, risks QT8
The question of using senior quotes in student media came up recently on JEA’s listserv. The Scholastic Press Rights committee would...
Read MoreBalance and objectivity
are key to reporting QT6
Balance and objectivity don’t mean isolation and a lack of care about people and their stories. They do mean trying to report all points...
Read MoreWhat do you do in the event of
student, faculty death? QT5
This guideline is the one you must have, but never want to use. It’s important to have a guideline in place before a student or staff...
Read MoreDetermine who owns student work
before publication starts QT19
Absent a written agreement indicating otherwise, student journalists own the copyright to the works they create. Each media outlet should...
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