New Voices 2020 preview
Hillary Davis, SPLC’s New Voices Advocacy and Campaign Organizer, sits down and walks us through the New Voices movement in 2020. Find out w...
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Student Press Law Center's Podcasts
On the Student Press Law Center’s monthly podcast, Executive Director Frank LoMonte meets with newsmakers to discuss First Amendment issues that affect student journalists and their advisers...
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10 episodesWhen schools misused privacy laws, these student journalists fought back
FERPA is a hassle. Schools constantly misuse it. Student journalists are consistently frustrated by it. So we spoke to four current and form...
PODCAST: What the privatization of Florida State University’s athletics department will mean for journalists
Ginny Bixby: Access to public records can be the key to great journalism, especially at a public university. By examining public records, st...
PODCAST: When are student newspaper budget cuts unconstitutional?
Cory Dawson: If you take a close look at any tuition breakdown, you’ll almost always see some money put aside for a student fee, or an activ...
PODCAST: New Voices advocates talk struggles and successes
Cory Dawson: Since 1988, student reporters have lived under a Supreme Court ruling that gives school administrators vast control over what g...
December 2018: What effect does paying student journalists have on the composition of a newsroom?
Madison Dudley: For many, working as a collegiate student journalist means going unpaid or underpaid. The work experience is considered paym...
October 2018: Should student media endorse political candidates?
Madison Dudley: The 2018 midterm elections are November 6 and student media organizations across the country are contemplating whether or no...
SEPTEMBER 2018: LEGAL TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR
When students accuse administrators of censorship it puts advisers in a sticky situation. Many want to help their students but can’t because...
AUGUST 2018: REPORTING ON SECRET HIRING OF ADMINISTRATORS
Hiring processes for university administrators are becoming more secretive and harder to cover. Some state laws allow schools to keep the na...
July 2018: Reporting on sexual assault
Sexual assault is one of the hardest topics to report on, but also one of the most consequential. On this month's podcast, we talk with stud...