Be Responsible, but Break Free If Need Be

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Be Responsible,but Break Free If Need Be

• An Oct. 3, 2007, presentation to the
• Chippewa Valley Scholastic Press Association
• by
• Michael D. Dorsher, Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Communication
  and Journalism
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

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Why free press is important for high schools

• A superintendents view
• A principals view
• The U.S. Supreme Courts view
• The H.S. journalists view no joke

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How to avoid fight censorship

• A checklist
• From SPLCs Mike Hiestand
• Use Poynters tip sheet for H.S. journalists
• Use the ASNE newspaper hosting site
• Open a Web site thats free
  (but will carry others ads)

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Some worthy examplesof high school journalism

• Court ruling threatens free speech -gt
• Engaged and underaged -gt
• The dress code blues -gt
• School bans cell phones -gt

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More examples

• Classroom congestion concerns faculty -gt
• To choose or not to choose a valedictorian -gt

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Wisconsin examples

• Madison Suspensions by the numbers -gt
• Green Bay Where are all the students going? -gt
• Brussels Drug dogs sniffing backpacks -gt

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Now You Try It

• Ideas for stories that ask hard questions