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Read MoreStories students can best tell:
Reporting protests, walkouts and marchesBetween March 14 and March 24, the SPRC shared legal and ethical guidelines as well as coverage suggestions for reporting walkouts, protests and marches. Because the topics are still ongoing and current, we’re loading all of our advice under one banner, for your convenience. If you have other questions or examples of coverage you would like to share here, please submit them through the comments...
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Read MoreQuick Tips index
A summary of SPRC Forum status of student media • If you’re developing a new policy, the Scholastic Press Rights Committee recommends using language something like this: [Name of publication] is a designated public forum for student expression. Student editors make all content decisions without prior review from school officials. Prior review v. prior restraint In brief, the Journalism Education...
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Read MoreTools of Truth landing page
In the era of the fight against fake news, we believe journalists must be aware of the social climate surrounding the work they do. The attacks and delegitimization of the news media on a national scale shouldn’t make us question the work we do. We must be able to educate ourselves and our audiences about the role and mission of a 21st century journalist. We’ve created this set of tools for educators to...
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Read More2017 Constitution Day lessons
Constitution Day 2017 is approaching, and several members of the Scholastic Press Rights Committee have come together to provide you with materials to help your students understand their rights and responsibilities. These lessons provide particular focus on the First Amendment and the freedom of speech in general, but they would be appropriate and effective in any class that touches on issues related to...
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Read MoreThe foundations of journalism:
policies, ethics and staff manualsMouse over the visual and click on numbers 1-4 for...
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Read MoreHow to apply to Making a Difference
and examine previous storiesAdvisers, as you publish your students’ work, by print, broadcast or web, consider sharing your pieces that created change, reported significant issues or fulfilled the journalistic concept of social responsibility with the JEA Scholastic Press Rights Committee’s Making a Difference project. We want to make our posts monthly. These posts will highlight students who have made a...
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Read MorePress Rights Minute
Press Rights Minute is a new Scholastic Press Rights Commission service that offers quick and authoritative 60-second audio support for advisers, students and administrators on key journalistic issues. [pullquote]The link to all the links is https://soundcloud.com/scholastic-press-rights[/pullquote] Commission member Sarah Nichols created the concept and commission members, students and others...
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