Empowering student decision-making QT22
The role of the adviser in student-run media incorporates teacher, coach, counselor, listener and devil’s advocate but not doer. We like...
Read MoreStudent news media fulfill growing need:
covering local news no one else does
by Cyndi Hyatt Student newspapers – the new papers of record? Nearly 350 teachers wearing white T-shirts, chanting slogans and holding...
Read MoreHow can my school get involved
in the New Voices campaign? QT21
Almost a quarter of all states have now passed legislation protecting voice in student media, and instilling the virtues of the First...
Read MoreHistory should not repeat itself
by Stan Zoller On Nov. 9, as is the case every year, there will be an observance of Kristallnacht. Historically, Kristallnacht, often...
Read MoreDisturbing images: public’s right to know
vs. invasion of privacy QT18
A 9-year-old girl, burning from napalm, runs naked down a Vietnam road. A vulture watches a Sudanese child, emaciated from famine, crawl...
Read MoreWhat we learn by covering tragedy
by Lori Keekley When I first signed up for this week’s blog, I was excited to write because it’s Banned Books Week. However, I scrapped...
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