The University of Mary Washington will releaseaudio files to the school's student newspaper after twice denying openrecords requests for the information.
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Md. student shield bill unanimously passes House judiciary committee
The Maryland House of Delegates judiciary committee unanimouslypassed House Bill 257 today, which extends the state's journalistic shieldlaws to college student journalists.
UCSD student government freezes funds for campus media
The Associated Students of University ofCalifornia San Diego (ASUCSD) has frozen funding for all student-funded mediaafter an outcry over statements broadcast on the Student Run Television (SRTV)channel.
Student journalists denied access to records of school president's fake emergency phone call
The student newspaper at a public universityin Virginia is seeking legal representation after open records requests for amock "emergency" phone call made by the university's presidentwere denied.
February 2010 podcast: Online speech rulings affect student journalists
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Clay Calvert of University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications and Bob Richards of the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment discuss the impact of two online speech rulings handed down by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Previously censored article printed after high school paper, administration reach compromise
After a ten-month censorship battle with theGlendale Union High School District, Thunderbird High School's studentnewspaper, The Challenge, published and distributed a previously censoredarticle.
Huffington Post launching site featuring college newspaper content
On Monday, college journalists across thecountry will have a new opportunity for their work to be seen by people outsidetheir typical readership.
Ohio student newspaper resumes publishing following censorship of suicide story
Stow-Munroe Falls High School's student newspaper, TheStohion, has resumed publication after being put on hold since late 2009 dueto administrative censorship.
The 24/7 school day: Webcam lawsuit alleges new level of “creepiness”
From the '“OMG — If This Is True…' Department" come stories from the Associated Press and the Philaelphia Inquirer today that the parents of a student attending school just outside Philadelphia have filed a lawsuit on their son’s behalf alleging that school officials used Webcams installed on school-supplied laptop computers to spy on students while at home.The suit, filed in the U.S.
Student punished for critical Facebook post can move forward with lawsuit
A former Florida high school student will now be able to move forward with a lawsuit against her principal after a federal magistrate ruled Feb. 12 that her Facebook post complaining about a teacher is constitutionally protected under the First Amendment.