In this study, I investigated how student publications portrayed whiteness as the dominant feature of the campus environment between 1945 and 1965 among the member institutions of a consortium of elite U.S. Midwestern liberal arts colleges located in rural and industrial towns across Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania. These…

This paper is a personalized account of one high school journalism faculty advisor's dismissal from her teaching position because she allowed students to publish a series on sex related problems in the high school newspaper. Following a background statement about the case now pending in court, the events leading up to the firing of the teacher are…

Covers a session from the recent meetings of the Indiana High School Press Association (IHSPA). States that students discussed ethical decisions they face in their yearbooks and newspapers, such as handling death. Finds the biggest concern is "really covering the good and bad things in the school." Gives IHSPA's 10-point Code of Ethics.…

Reports on a survey of Indiana high school newspaper advisers examining the impact of the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Supreme Court decision on scholastic journalism programs. Finds that, although advisers believe in freedom of speech and First Amendment rights for high school students despite the decision, they also express a tendency to avoid…

Presents a high school journalism teacher-newspaper advisor's practical 10-step plan to recruit minority students for the school newspaper staff. Notes that the staff of James Whitcomb Riley High School's "Review" changed their coverage, sought diverse input, and implemented many nontraditional approaches. (NKA)