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	THIS IS ARCHIVED CONTENT FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY FIRST VOICES Little things mean a lot at the Newseum Indianapolis Star column by Warren Watson J-Ideas Director Warren Watson blogs regularly for the Indianapolis Star. Here are his latest offerings: Landmark First Amendment Research with School Principals launched at Ball State Ball State’s First Amendment institute has launched a landmark research project with 5,000 high school principals nationwide. J-Ideas, a 5-year-old effort to support student journalism and First Amendment awareness, is reaching out to 5,000 principals to gauge their knowledge level and support for the First Amendment of the Constitution. The research coincides with Sunshine Week, a national effort to support Freedom of Information, an important principle of the First Amendment. <more> -Campus free-speech thrives -Ignoramcer in Palin, Dowd free-speech remarks -Plainfield pays respect to First Amendment -Banned Books Week -Palin-tology -Author creates First Amendment 'primer' -New President must revive Constitution -Traditional news misses Edwards escapade -Protesters' rights fenced off -Social networking pitfalls -Bad year for traditional news gatherers -Baseball and the First Amendment -Principals and the First Amendment -Remembering a crusader -Photo ID law bad for voters -Thoughts from the annual U.S. editors convention -Need for print journalism remains -Sunshine:now more than ever -Mean-spirited fans -Peter Jennings' legacy -The First Amendment at the Alamo -A New museum for news -Author creates First Amendment 'primer' -Unlikely First Amendment hero -Harrison represented Hoosiers proudly -Online course wraps for the fall -Religious freedom for all -Reading is FUN-damental -Nothing negative -Blogs grow in influence, but beware of anonymity -Parent rides the bench after blog posting -Student journalist's actions serves profession poorly -Examining free speech online -Remembering the courageous Elijah Parish Lovejoy -First Amendment protects unpopular speech, too Student journalists scoop professional press By Gerry Appel In an era where student journalists are often criticized for poor decision-making, one student newspaper should receive praise after scooping its professional counterparts. <more> -Principal wrong in pulling paper Mile high with the First Amendment... By Randy Swikle We were north of the Mile High City near the Rocky Mountains. The principals were voluntarily descending—not from the tall peaks but from their position abutting the summit of school hierarchy. When they reached level ground, we could see each other more clearly. And clear sight leads to insight. <more >

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	June-July Indiana University - High School Journalism Institute - Bloomington, Ind. Summer Workshops - 2008 Check Web site for dates: http://journalism.indiana.edu/hsji July 5-11 Intensive Journalistic Writing Institute - Washington, D.C. For a brochure and more information contact: Carol Lange langejour@aol.com Alan Weintraut ajweintraut@gmail.com June 8-11 Lipscomb University/Tennessee High School Press Association Journalism Camp - Nashville, Tenn. June 11-15 Carolina Journalism Institute – University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. June 15-19 Kansas Journalism Institute - University of Kansas - Lawrence, Kan. http://www.journalism.ku.edu/kji/ June 15-30 JEA 2008 Advisers Institute - Washington, D.C./Manhattan, Kan. Check Web site for dates: http://jea.org/workshops/advinst/advinst.html June 16-19 Metromedia Video Workshop - Lovejoy High School, Lucas, Texas www.metromediaworkshop.com June 16-20 CNPA/CSJI Adviser Training Institute - Auburn, Calif. www.cnpa.com/outreach June 21-24 Jostens Adviser University - Nashville, Tenn. www.jostens.com/jau June 22-27 CSPA Summer Journalism Workshop - Columbia University - New York cspa.columbia.edu June 23 - July 4 European Exposure Workshop – Austria and Madrid http://www.europeanexposure.com July 5-11 National Intensive Journalistic Writing Institute - Washington Post Headquarters July 8-10 Summer Media Workshops - University of Missouri - Columbia, Mo. http://mipa.missouri.edu/ July 12-21 Missouri Urban Journalism Workshop - University of Missouri - Columbia, Mo. http://mipa.missouri.edu/ July 13-19 High School Diversity Workshop – University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, N.C. http://jomc.unc.edu/stoneprogram July 14 – 17 Metromedia Video Workshop - Lovejoy High School, Lucas, Texas http://www.metromediaworkshop.com July 14-17 Youth Journalism Advising Workshop - San Francisco State University http://www.ciij.org/workshops?id=1251 July 14-18 BSU Journalism Workshops adviser courses – Ball State University - Muncie, Ind. http://www.bsujournalismworkshops.com July 16-19 Association of Texas Photography Instructors' Summer Workshop -Texas A&M University - Commerce, Texas http://www.atpi.org/summer_08.htm July 20-23 Kettle Moraine Press Association’s Summer Journalism Workshop - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wis. http://www.kempaonline.com July 20-24 BSU Journalism Workshops adviser courses – Ball State University - Muncie, Ind. http://www.bsujournalismworkshops.com July 20-24 BSU Journalism Workshops student workshop – Ball State University - Muncie, Ind. http://bsujournalismworkshops.com/ July 20-24 Jcamp – Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. http://www.collegemedia.com/jcamp/ July 20-24 Flinthills Publications Workshop - Kansas State University - Manhattan, Kan. July 21-25 Michigan State University Adviser Workshop - East Lansing, Mich. http://mipa.jrn.msu.edu/ July 21-Aug. 8 NewsU Boot Camp www.newsu.org/BootCamp08 (registration deadline is May 26) July 25-27 BSU Journalism Workshops On The Ball workshop – Ball State University - Muncie, Ind. http://bsujournalismworkshops.com/ July 28-August 1 Michigan State University Adviser Workshop - East Lansing, Mich. http://mipa.jrn.msu.edu/ July 29-Aug. 2 Oklahoma Teachers Multimedia Workshop - University of Oklahoma - Norman, Okla. August 1-3 Rethink 2008 - Rock Canyon HS, Highlands Ranch, Colo. For more information: e-mail: jack.kennedy@dcsdk12.org August 1-3 Yearbook University Summer Workshop For more information: e-mail: shellytownsend@comcast.net August 2-5 WJEA Adviser Workshop - Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash. http://www.wjea.net August 3-7 MIPA high school summer workshop – Michigan State, East Lansing, Mich. http://mipa.jrn.msu.edu/ August 6-9 WJEA Student Workshop- Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash. http://www.wjea.net Walsworth Publishing Workshop: Camp Orlando - Orlando, Fla. For more information: e-mail: Yearbookcentral@walsworth.com August 11-15 Newspapers2 - California State University, Long Beach, Calif. http://www.newspapers2.com/

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