Issues worth building lessons around
As we head into a break for the holidays, three issues and concepts stand out as worth some future consideration. • The First Amendment:...
Read MoreWhat ‘s banned in your neighborhood?
Banned Websites Awareness Week brings
chance to examine extent of Internet filtering
According to a new report from the American Library Association, Internet-filtering software blocks more content than required and...
Read MoreUpdates on scholastic issues across the nation
Several events in the world of scholastic journalism – and that affects it – occurred recently. Censorship issues have not taken a summer...
Read MoreA checklist for ethical news values
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...
Read MoreQuestions for thought: a series of exercises on freedom of expression
Our second Question for Thought involves a common argument for censorship: Damaging the public’s image of the school or its...
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