Winter 2011-12
Vol. XXXIII, No. 1
Access
- Sunshine at the schoolhouse gates? (Page 26)
With public funds and private lobbying aims, state school board associations are the focus of a nationwide transparency debate
Advisers
- Freedom to teach? (Page 30)
Big questions remain about 'academic freedom'
Campus Crime
- Identity crisis (Page 12)
When it comes to campus crime reporting, journalists have different philosophies on whether -- and when -- to name names
College
- A new direction for campus media (Page 5)
College newspapers look at paywalls, reducing print publication to help keep the books balanced; some still not convinced
- Getting personal, going public (Page 8)
When person's sexual orientation becomes the subject of a story, what is the balance between reporting a complete picture and respecting privacy? Two stories from last year offer different approaches to covering the potentially sensitive topic.
Cover Story
- Cease and desist (Page 16)
Student journalists face arrest while covering 'Occupy'
High School
- Clearing the fog (Page 20)
SPLC attorneys clear up common myths about the law
- Sex, drugs and the news (Page 22)
When it comes to running risqué content in publications, journalists say administrators, parents (and sometimes students) can be 'blinded by the sex'
RoundUp
- On the Docket (Page 28)
An update on the latest legal developments of importance to student journalists
SPLC News
- Student journalists need laws to match new role (Page 3)
- Hiestand departing after 20 years of service (Page 3)