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S3E2 -What is Student Press Freedom Day?
A discussion with SPLC digital strategist Danielle Dieterich about the origins of the annual celebration.
Episode Notes
In honor of the fifth annual Student Press Freedom Day, Diana Day interviews Student Press Law Center digital strategist Danielle Dieterich about the origins of this celebration of student press freedom.
S3E1 -Quick Tips: Getting public records through FOIA requests
Student journalists can get public records just like the pros. Here are some tips.
Episode Notes
In this quick tip episode, learn how to access public records impacting your school community through FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests. Data your school district keeps for its own information or to report out to the state or federal government is an
S2E4 -F- Cheer: What the Mahanoy v BL ruling means for students' First Amendment rights
Episode Notes
In this episode, we look at the Mahanoy v BL case which the Supreme Court ruled on in June. It focuses on student rights of free expression using social media off campus. The very limited decision, siding with the student raised as many questions as it answered.
S2E3 -A Cheerleader, the F-Bomb and Student Expression
Episode Notes
In this episode, we look at a case now at the Supreme Court centered on a high school sophomore, her Snapchat post - and four uses of the F-bomb. The implications for student free expression and free press are troubling.
S2E2 -Editorial Boards: A Layer of Protection for Student Voices
Episode Notes
In this episode, we look at the protections an editorial board offers student journalists. Diana Day speaks with her co-adviser Debra Galler, Editor-in-Chief Sam Bitman, and Terry Bitman, longtime journalist, journalism professor, and Sam's grandfather, to discuss the
S2E1 -Student Media and Political Endorsements: Pros and Cons
Episode Notes
In the first installment of our second season, this election-season episode looks at the pros and cons of political endorsements. It considers the potential benefits and drawbacks of a student publication wading into political discourse.
S1E10 -Don't get disqualified: JOY and copyright infringement
Episode Notes
JOY Committee Chair Rebecca Pollard says it breaks her heart when she has to disqualify an otherwise great portfolio because of copyright infringement. This episode provides a brief overview of the JEA's Journalist of the Year scholarship competition and provides
S1E9 -Photojournalism during school crisis
Student journalists at Palo Alto High School illustrate the tension between press freedom, public safety and ethics during a crisis at their school
Episode Notes
In this episode, Menlo School adviser Tripp Robbins asks student journalists what they would do during a rumor-filled crisis at school and then interviews students at Palo Alto High School in California who actually dealt with one.
S1E8 -A second chance at New Voices in Virginia
Adviser Tiffany Kopcak discusses the second New Voices campaign in Virginia and offers tips for students in other states.
Episode Notes
Harrisonburg High School journalism adviser Emilee Hussack interviews fellow Virginian adviser Tiffany Kopcak about the second campaign to try to pass New Voices legislation in Virginia.
S1E7 -Hate speech as free speech — some thoughts for student media
Interview with SPLC lawyer Mike Hiestand exploring the difficult topic of hate speech, the law and what student journalists need to know
After giving some background about the the term "hate speech" and its legal status, Menlo School journalism adviser Tripp Robbins interviews Student Press Law Center lawyer Mike Hiestand about hate speech, the First Amendment and student media. While offensive speech is protected by the First Amendment, Hiestand clarifies some situations where it might