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FAPFA application deadline is Dec. 1

Posted by on Nov 24, 2012 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Uncategorized | 0 comments

by John Bowen The deadline is fast approaching for this year’s First Amendment Press Freedom Award (FAPFA). In its 13th year, the...

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‘Whad’ya know?’
New teachers should answer, ‘Law & ethics!’

Posted by on Nov 21, 2012 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Uncategorized | 0 comments

by Candace Bowen As Wisconsin Public Radio’s Michael Feldman asks each week, “Whad’ya  know?” Sadly, even some secondary school journalism...

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Twitter: Creating a balance
between reporting role and social life

Posted by on Nov 14, 2012 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

by Jeff Kocur The Zac Brown Band recently played to a full house at the Target Center in Minneapolis, and the Star Tribune’s critic gave a...

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Ethics in the eye of the storm
Keep your live coverage error-free

Posted by on Nov 6, 2012 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Uncategorized | 0 comments

  by Megan Fromm When Hurricane Sandy hit the United States early last week, citizens turned to Twitter for a constant stream of...

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Looking for a few open forums

Posted by on Nov 3, 2012 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Uncategorized | 0 comments

The upcoming 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hazelwood decision reminds us how important it is to have student media...

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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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