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Media Advisers Forum
Few jobs can be more challenging - or more rewarding - than that of the student media adviser. Walking the
tightrope between preparing couragous student journalists and satisfying wary school administrators is seldom
easy.
Check back here as we add resources and materials to make the life of a media adviser easier.
Have you used an SPLC resource in your classroom or to advise a student publication? If so, let us know what you thought of it. Send your comments to us via our online comment form.
Student Media Advisers and the Law
The SPLC's legal help guide for surviving the toughest job in school.
SPLC Tip Sheet for Student Media Advisers
A student media adviser's guide to fighting (and surviving) administrative censorship.
Press Freedom in Practice:
A manual for student media advisers responding to censorship.
California Adviser Protection Act (Public High Schools)
See Calif. Educ. Code 48907(g).
California Adviser Protection Act (Public Colleges)
See Calif. Educ. Code 66301(f).
Kansas Adviser Protection Provision
See Kan. Stat. Ann. Section 72.1506(d).
Break that tired mold! You and your principal don't have to be enemies. Check out the following articles -- and share them with your boss -- to see other, more productive and healthier administrative perspectives on the role of the student press:
"The Voice of Freedom" An award-winning high school publications adviser and his principal share their thoughts about how a student newspaper free from prior review and censorship works at their school in an article reprinted from Principal Leadership magazine. (Reproduced here with permission from the authors and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. All rights reserved.) (PDF Format - 448K)
"I Didn't Always Think Well of the Student Press" An article published in The School Administrator, a magazine produced by the American Association of School Administrators, in which a superintendent shares his thoughts -- and his conversion -- regarding on the importance of a vibrant student press.
"Freeing the Student Press for Their Good and Ours." An article published in The School Administrator, a magazine produced by the American Association of School Administrators, in which a superintendent shares her thoughts on the educational value of an independent student press.
Test Your Knowledge:
| How media law savvy are your students? Test Your Knowledge of Student Press Law. Before you let your students touch a keyboard, have them take our 30-minute comprehensive test or one of our quick quizzes on libel, invasion of privacy, copyright, cyberlaw, reporter's privilege, press freedom or access law to test their understanding of their rights and responsibilities as high school student journalists. |
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| It's only 45 words long, but it provides the very foundation on which our free society exits. Test Your Knowledge of the First Amendment. Find out how much your students know about our first freedom by giving them our 10-minute quiz. |
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Media Law Presentations:
| Need help putting together a lesson or workshop on common media law issues faced by high school student journalists? Our series of free, downloadable PowerPoint classroom presentations may be just what you're looking for. |
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Standards for Journalism Educators
Written and approved by the Journalism Education Association, advisers can use these standards to show administrators the various tasks and approaches they carry out in their programs. In the spirit of the First Amendment, the guidelines focus on the process of publishing student media not the student product. The guidelines are appropriate for both high school and college-level programs.
High School Journalism Program
The American Society of Newspaper Editor's (ASNE) High School Journalism Program has collected journalism lesson plans and teaching tips shared by teachers across America. Topics range from copyediting to interviewing to advertising to organizing a student publication.
Education for Freedom
Lesson plans produced by the Freedom Forum's First Amendment Center provide a good starting point for
a discussion of the history and purpose of the First Amendment.
Journalism Ethics Cases Online
Operated by Indiana University's School of Journalism, this Web site was created for students, teachers,
researchers, professional journalists and consumers of news to help them explore ethical issues in
journalism. Contains hundreds of cases that raise a variety of ethical problems faced by journalists.
Student Media Adviser E-mail Discussion Lists/Professional Associations
Both College Media Advisers and the Journalism Education Association operate very active listservs that can provide wonderful information and peer support to student media advisers. The College Media Adviser listserv, CMA-L, is intended primarily for college advisers but is open to anyone. Membership in CMA is not required. The JEA listserv, JEAHelp, is for high school student media advisers and is only open to JEA members. In addition, the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association (CSPAA) has useful information for high school media advisers on its Web site.
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