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Apply now for national First Amendment award

Posted by on Nov 9, 2014 in Blog, Ethical Issues, Hazelwood, Law and Ethics, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Yearbook | 0 comments

by John Bowen Applications are now available for this year’s First Amendment Press Freedom Award (FAPFA). In its 15th year, the...

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What ‘s banned in your neighborhood?
Banned Websites Awareness Week brings
chance to examine extent of Internet filtering

Posted by on Sep 24, 2014 in Blog, Broadcast, Digital Media, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Visual Reporting, Yearbook | 0 comments

According to a new report from the American Library Association, Internet-filtering software blocks more content than required and...

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Internet filters: What do they really block?

Posted by on Sep 23, 2014 in Blog, Broadcast, Digital Media, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Visual Reporting, Yearbook | 0 comments

by John Bowen “For speech class, senior Dave Jennings needed to find information about Nirvana and Kurt Cobain,” Maggie Beckwith, senior...

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Internet filters: More than annoying

Posted by on Sep 22, 2014 in Blog, Broadcast, Digital Media, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Visual Reporting, Yearbook | 0 comments

by John Bowen To raise awareness of overly restrictive blocking in schools and school libraries of legitimate, educational websites and...

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Evaluating journalistic content: an ethics lesson

Posted by on Sep 4, 2014 in Blog, Broadcast, Digital Media, Ethical Issues, Legal issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Visual Reporting, Yearbook | 0 comments

Evaluating journalistic content: creating your own coverage process by John Bowen Description Students will examine the following: What is...

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Facing ethical yearbook issues? Some thoughts

Posted by on Aug 26, 2014 in Blog, Ethical Issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching, Yearbook | 3 comments

by Mary Kay Downes The very nature of a yearbook being the permanent record of the year presents numerous issues which primarily have to...

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