Your Questions, Answered
Could our student newspaper get in trouble for comments that other people leave on our online articles?
Could our student newspaper get in trouble for comments that other people leave on our online articles?
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TRIGGER WARNING: Can a student journalist who kept the name of a sexual assault surivior anonymous be forced to reveal the identity of the source if the school or the police ask them to?
TRIGGER WARNING: Can a student journalist who kept the name of a sexual assault surivior anonymous be forced to reveal the identity of the source if the school or the police ask them to?
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Can a faculty advisor who has received confidential information about the school and publishes the story in the school paper be forced to reveal their source?
Can a faculty advisor who has received confidential information about the school and publishes the story in the school paper be forced to reveal their source?
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Is it an invasion of privacy to publish a photograph of a student giving blood at a school-sponsored blood drive?
Is it an invasion of privacy to publish a photograph of a student giving blood at a school-sponsored blood drive?
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What protections are given to a tweet that uses hateful language towards African Americans?
What protections are given to a tweet that uses hateful language towards African Americans?
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Can my principal censor an article that talks about student drug use and the negative long-term effects?
Can my principal censor an article that talks about student drug use and the negative long-term effects?
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Can I use a quote from a teacher’s lecture in an article for the school newspaper?
Can I use a quote from a teacher’s lecture in an article for the school newspaper?
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Can the school newspaper get in trouble for publishing an article on sex education and using relvent photos of birth control?
Can the school newspaper get in trouble for publishing an article on sex education and using relvent photos of birth control?
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Can a school restrict access to certain websites on computers they provided even while we’re not at the school?
Can a school restrict access to certain websites on computers they provided even while we’re not at the school?
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Can a student journalist write a story about a fight in school newspaper and include the student’s names?
Can a student journalist write a story about a fight in school newspaper and include the student’s names?
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Does a school violate students’ free speech rights if they ask to pull a pregnancy clinic advertisement from the school’s student newspaper?
Does a school violate students’ free speech rights if they ask to pull a pregnancy clinic advertisement from the school’s student newspaper?
Can a student reporter be forced to reveal the identity of an anonymous source when the police are involved?
Can a student reporter be forced to reveal the identity of an anonymous source when the police are involved?
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