Although the First Amendment does not guarantee student press within public schools, it does help affirm the value of such opportunities to student communities. Private schools do not enjoy such constitutional support, but may have a more powerful tool closer to home: their own school mission statements. This study coded nearly 500 private K-12…

This study explores a Capstone course's pedagogical process and considers both the challenges and triumphs that emerge from experiential learning within a news desert region. The research employs micro-ethnographic methods to analyze the learning outcomes gleaned by both students and instructors of one magazine publishing Capstone course over the…

Scholastic journalism plays an important role in future professional journalism. Due to journalism's place in a functioning democracy, journalism education is also tied to a democracy's success. Many U.S. states have cut budgets severely for public education, which heavily affects subjects such as journalism. Researchers interviewed 14 scholastic…

This case study documents a large, 4-year university magazine's transition to virtual instruction during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using theoretical frameworks from Kuh's work on high impact practices (HIPs), this analysis offers empirical evidence that virtual student newsrooms may provide impactful learning experiences during…

In a multisemester Popular Science Journalism course that met for 2 hours once a week at Clemson University, students produced science news articles for the university newspaper by using primary literature, the internet, and interviews with researchers. Short lectures were given on topic choice, story development, literature surveys, common…

In late 1987, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White circulated a draft opinion to his colleagues in a case about whether high school journalists had the right to be free of interference from school administrators. His opinion in the case, "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier," sided with Missouri administrators who some four years…

John McCain's announcement in late August that Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska would be his running mate got the attention of the news media, to say the least. The public heard more than enough from pundits, politicos, and pollsters. But they heard little from another group with opinions aplenty: scholars who specialize in how the news and…

Writer's workshops provide students with the appropriate processes they need to learn about publishing and First Amendment freedoms when collaborating on a school newspaper. High school teacher and journalism adviser Janet Ewell outlines the structures students can use for learning to find, research, develop, respond to, and reflect on story…

Opines that the best of scholastic journalism is a model for education in the future. Feels that journalism provides constant practice in building research, analysis, and writing skills that will last a lifetime. Advocates student journalists' taking credit for their accomplishments and communicating with media and education leaders. (PA)

States that it is difficult to summarize the numerous articles that have been written over the years examining the responsibilities unique to the role assumed by secondary school student publication advisers. Cautions against confusing law with ethics by providing basic definitions of the two terms. Describes the importance of doing stories for…

Advocates setting up a "beat system" for high school newspapers to use to provide updates on established areas of coverage, such as administrators, department chairs, club and class sponsors, sports, the school board, the city council and even the custodians. Includes examples of ways to incorporate this information into brief updates in…

Analyzes the decision made to publish a controversial photograph in the Wichita State University "Sunflower." Lists the various reasons for and against publishing the photo. States that the photo did run, and the predicted public outrage did not result. (PA)

Provides ideas on how to improve the staff of a student newspaper and the newspaper's quality: cover the newspaper as a beat like any other organization at school; be enthusiastic in news coverage; form mutual support networks among the student staff; recruit a variety of student reporters; and recruit student specialists, such as graphic…

Lists current professional journalists who were also high school journalists and surveys them for advice for today's scholastic journalists. Advises working on a staff; reading and writing everything possible; staying aware of current events; and getting comfortable with technology. (PA)

Presents remarks by the first-ever Journalism Education Association National High School Yearbook Adviser of the Year. Argues that few yearbooks present sensitive and controversial stories that impact students who read them, and that many yearbooks are nothing more than "public relations books." Suggests ways to present controversial…