Support for student expression and First Amendment attitudes were measured among Missouri high school principals (n = 86). Findings demonstrated that the third-person effect was a significant predictor of these attitudes. The more principals perceived mass media to affect others over themselves, the less supportive they were for student free…

If "The Meter" at Tennessee State University and "The Hilltop" at Howard University are indicators, student newspapers at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have taken giant strides since 2000, when "Black Issues In Higher Education" found many Black campus papers struggling and inadequate. "All the News Doesn't Make It to Print"…

Offers suggestions and techniques for bringing a school newspaper to "life" taking into consideration the question of censorship. (HOD)

Tells how one high school newspaper staff devoted an entire issue to sex without creating controversy. (RB)

Puts the current use of expletives in perspective for high school journalism students and publications staffs. (RB)

A nineteen year-old school board member discusses the issues of censorship and freedom of speech in high school newspapers. (RB)

A discussion of independent newspapers as reflecting the needs and emotions of high school students, and of common adult authoritarian reactions to them. (JW)

Argues that the relationship between the principal and the newspaper advisor determines the extent to which censorship occurs. (RB)

Reports attempts by college administrators to force campus newspapers to become independent. (RB)

Finds that editors and advisors of high school newspapers agreed that only limited self-censorship was being practiced. Reports on the extent to which the advisors' journalism training and advising experience related to the amount of self-censorship as well as censorship reported. (SR)

Discusses issues of editorial responsibility, conflict, and censorship to be considered by students contributing to a scholastic newspaper. (SR)

Discusses the application of the First Amendment to the high school press in recent court decisions, stressing the importance of freedom of expression for high school journalists. (RB)

Describes the steps taken by the University of Southern Mississippi in a recent confrontation with the local district attorney over the contents of a story appearing in the student newspaper. (RB)

Through interviews with student editors, a questionnaire survey, and an analysis of editorials in high school newspapers, this study attempted to (1) discover the relative importance of, or interest in, certain topics through quantification; (2) rank these topics in order of importance; (3) determine the editorial attitude toward each topic; and…

This issue of the "Student Press in America Archives List" contains 100 entries on current issues and information, as well as cases involving student press editors, advisers, student media, and the generic subject of the campus press, emphasizing censorship practices and principles. Information concerning how and where to obtain documents of…