Archive for 'Social Media Policies'

Blogging Rights and Responsibilities

Blogging Rights and Responsibilities

Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by .

Tweet With all of the talk recently about PIPA and SOPA legislation clamping down on a free internet, it’s a good time to review our rights as online student journalists as well as our responsibilities. Both laws aim to restrict copyright violations with comprehensive rules about what can and can’t be published/downloaded online.  The criticism [...]

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Facebook Groups:  Tips and Reasons Not To Outlaw Them

Facebook Groups: Tips and Reasons Not To Outlaw Them

Posted on 09. Jan, 2012 by .

Tweet With the possibility of new legislation in Missouri and other states forbidding Facebook interaction with students I wanted to take a stand on why I believe they should not be outlawed.  A Facebook group for The Little Hawk has become an invaluable resource over the last year for students to communicate, debate story ideas, [...]

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[Handout] Online Ethical Guidelines for Student Media

[Handout] Online Ethical Guidelines for Student Media

Posted on 06. Nov, 2011 by .

Tweet   As student media staffs explore digital media to gather information, tell stories, promote their work and handle comments, they will encounter ethical questions both familiar and unique. For that reason, members of JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission and Digital Media Committee developed guidelines to provide insight to ethical questions students might use as [...]

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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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Do your students comprehend the longevity of social media?

Do your students comprehend the longevity of social media?

Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by .

Tweet In a recent New York Times article, the ubiquity of company’s searches of job applicants’ on-line images is made crystal clear. I wonder if my students really understand the consequences, especially in their twenty-something futures, of sexting and looking cool on facebook. It’s no longer a matter of a prospective employer doing a casual [...]

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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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RTDNA releases Social Media and Blogging Guidelines

RTDNA releases Social Media and Blogging Guidelines

Posted on 09. Jun, 2011 by .

Tweet Carol Knopes posted a message on the RTDNF High School Journalism Project Teacher Listserv earlier this week pointing people to RTDNA’s Social Media and Blogging Guidelines. It’s a really nice piece that is made to print and use in a classroom (or newsroom obviously) for one great lesson on ethics. The guidelines are broken [...]

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Used responsibly, social networking sites provide excellent communication tools

Used responsibly, social networking sites provide excellent communication tools

Posted on 12. Jan, 2011 by .

Tweet The numbers don’t lie. On Dec. 12, 2010, the HiLite Online garnered 258 views – a pretty average day for the site. On Dec. 13, however, that number spiked to 760 views. The reason? Snow, or rather, the fact that Carmel (IN) High School, which had already been out of school for a snow [...]

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