Policy model 1
Policy 1: [NAME OF SCHOOL] student media are designated public forums in which students make all decisions of content without prior review...
Read MoreQuestions about public forum status
When your publication is a public forum and when it is not by Mark Goodman, Professor and Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism, Kent...
Read MoreMedia-level editorial policies
Ethics guidelines Media-level editorial policies aren’t as much legal protection as the board-level policies, but they could show...
Read MoreOwnership of student content
Ethical guidelines Absent a written agreement indicating otherwise, student journalists own the copyright to the works they create. Each...
Read MorePolicy sets standards and staff manuals
ethically carry them out
by John Bowen It’s 3 p.m. Friday, and the final deadline is in four hours. At issue is a package covering a controversial subject of...
Read MoreTransparency needs to be crystal clear
– at all levels
by Stan Zoller In an effort to enhance transparency and public access to some records, legislators in two states are sending a message to...
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