Archive for 'Prior Review'

Secrets of a Successful Broadcast Journalism Program

Secrets of a Successful Broadcast Journalism Program

Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by .

Tweet The challenges of establishing and maintaining a broadcast journalism program are numerous.  How do you generate story ideas? What do you say to students who want to produce a comedy show? How do you grade students?  What are the best cameras and editing systems to use and how many will you need?  And then [...]

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We’ve Posted Our “Guide to Moving Online”

We’ve Posted Our “Guide to Moving Online”

Posted on 31. Aug, 2011 by .

Tweet After more than 300 posts to the site, we decided it was time to compile some of them into a guide to help advisers and staffs with their journeys online. So, we created a “Guide to Moving Online.” You will find everything from Planning and Social Media to Comment and Publicity advice. The committee [...]

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Sample Combined Editorial Policy for High School Student Media

Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by .

Tweet This is the sample combined editorial policy referenced in this previous post. This is a sample of an combined media editorial policy to be used as a starting point for scholastic journalism staffs. The policy combines newspaper, yearbook, web and broadcast mediums into one policy. The combined media policy was created by Aaron Manfull, [...]

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Schools should consider collapsing multiple editorial policies into one media policy

Schools should consider collapsing multiple editorial policies into one media policy

Posted on 11. Jul, 2011 by .

Tweet As scholastic media staffs begin integrating the web into their everyday routine, it’s becoming more and more evident that to be most effective, school programs should not be seen as individual mediums, but as a media program. As a result, editorial policies should begin to follow this shift in thinking. Instead of having a [...]

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The three ‘P’s of online legal issues

Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by .

Tweet Those thinking about expanding their student media outreach need to keep three concepts in mind:  three Ps of online legal issues. Policy When you design editorial guidelines for your digital media, create them as equivalents with your print or broadcast media. You do not want separate and unequal designations of rights and responsibilities, especially [...]

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How the Federal CDA of 1996, Janet Reno and scholastic Prior Review are linked

Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by .

Tweet The 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) was one of the first attempts by the government to regulate content on the Internet. It dealt specifically with pornographic material found online. The act was aimed at protecting minors from inappropriate, explicit online content. However, in the case Reno v. The American Civil Liberties Union (1997), many [...]

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