Georgia student journalists walk out over content control. Are there lessons for scholastic journalists as well?
Student editors at the Red & Black, independent student newspaper of the University of Georgia, resigned this week to protest what...
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The Social Media Toolbox
Expanding your student media into social media this year? The Social Media Toolbox might have the right tools. The toolbox, available...
Read MoreStart the year by promoting journalism skills,
not just defending your programs
by Fern Valentine Sadly, many journalism advisers are having to defend their programs in an educational environment that concentrates on...
Read MoreClicking ‘like’ on Facebook
By HL Hall Clicking “like” on Facebook is not protected by the First Amendment, according to U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson’s April...
Read MoreThe importance of context: A lesson on ethics and editing
Last week, NBC officials bore the brunt of an outraged public when the Today Show played a poorly edited 9-1-1 tape from the Trayvon...
Read MoreOp/Ed Writing With An Ethics Twist: An In-Class Lesson
By Megan Fromm This lesson was inspired by the recent Twitterfest regarding Kansas high school student Emma Sullivan’s tweet about the...
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