The Student Press Law Center has been valiantly raising awareness of a court battle that its executive director Frank LoMonte calls “a gigantic case that hasn’t gotten nearly the attention it deserves.” The case: Tatro v. University of Minnesota.
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University of Minnesota Social Media Case ‘Could Give Colleges Virtually Limitless Authority to Silence Speech’
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, tagged Free Press, Free Speech, Journalism, Law, media law on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Oklahoma State’s Muff-Gate: Why the Media Professors Are Wrong (#OKState @OColly)
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, tagged Education, Ethics, Journalism, OK State on February 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »
As all of Oklahoma and much of the web is now aware, The Daily O’Collegian at Oklahoma State University recently ran a prominent headline that was beneath its typical professionalism. As I previously posted, the student newspaper topped a front page centerpiece about a new strip club opening near campus with the header: “Diamond in the Muff.”
East Carolina Hires Interim Adviser to Lead Campus Newspaper Weeks After Student Media Director’s Firing
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper on January 31, 2012 | 1 Comment »
East Carolina University has hired an interim adviser to guide The East Carolinian in the wake of former student media director Paul Isom’s controversial ouster. As one local news report confirmed, “Frank Barrows, former managing editor for the Charlotte Observer, will . . . serve in a consultant advisory role that oversees the day-to-day publication and online needs of students. Barrows begins work on February 6th.”
Latest Round in East Carolina Fired Director Fight: Release of Director’s Personnel Records
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged College, Education, Free Press, Student Journalism, Technology on January 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It took a bit more than a week. It hovered around the edges of it over the last few days. And now it has officially become not just a saga but a full-blown soap opera. My suggested title: The Fired and the Tactless. The latest bit of news in the continuing story of ousted East Carolina University student media director Paul Isom is a public sparring between Isom and the school over his personnel records.
East Carolina Fired Director-Streaker Saga Update: A School Statement and a CMA Inquiry (@FrankLoMonte)
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism on January 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
In response to media requests and letters of concern sent by advocacy organizations including FIRE and the SPLC, East Carolina University has released a statement about the sudden firing of student media director Paul Isom. Isom was let go without warning or explanation last week, prompting speculation it was related to the The East Carolinian‘s infamous ‘streaker’ [...]
East Carolina Journalism Faculty, FIRE, SPLC Rally Around Ousted Student Media Director
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Censorship, College, Journalism, Law, Media on January 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The sudden termination of East Carolina University student media director Paul Isom has been met with seemingly universal disapproval from the journalism community and advocates involved in First Amendment organizations. As I have previously posted, Isom’s unexplained firing last week has prompted speculation that it was related to the The East Carolinian‘s infamous ‘streaker’ photo published in November on its front page.
‘Journalism Plus’ Program Officially Kicks Off at University of Colorado
Posted in Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Education on January 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The controversial ‘journalism plus’ program at the University of Colorado is officially launching at the start of the school’s spring semester. According to an announcement on a university-controlled site, more than 45 students are enrolled in the program.
Pitt News Editorial Challenges Student Government Decision to Suspend Collegiate Readership Program
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Journalism, Media, New Media, New York Times, USA Today on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A new editorial in The Pitt News at the University of Pittsburgh is calling for the school’s student government to reverse its recent decision to suspend the Collegiate Readership Program on campus. Through the program, in place on many campuses nationwide, free copies of USA TODAY and The New York Times are regularly available for students.
Former East Carolina Student Media Director Considers Lawsuit, Other Options to Contest Firing
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper on January 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »
As I confirmed in my last post, East Carolina University officials have fired Paul Isom, ECU’s student media director, without warning or much explanation. The sudden termination has prompted speculation among the college media community that it was related to the The East Carolinian‘s infamous ‘streaker’ photo published in November on its front page. – [...]
East Carolina Student Media Director Fired 2 Months After ‘Streaker’ Photo Published
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Censorship, College Football, Media on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
East Carolina University officials have fired Paul Isom, ECU’s student media director, without warning or much explanation. The sudden termination has prompted speculation among the college media community that it was related to the The East Carolinian’s infamous ‘streaker’ photo published in November on its front page.
Should Student Journalists Carry Press Passes?
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Teachable Moment, tagged Law, Media, News, Occupy Protest on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Should student journalists receive and carry press passes when on assignment? In a recent message posted on a popular college media advisers’ list-serv, the faculty adviser for a Maryland university student newspaper asked this question– one that is especially pertinent in a year sure to be filled with more Occupy protests, campus unrest, and presidential election madness.
NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen Sues The Minaret at University of Tampa
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Journalism, Lawsuit, NBA, Scottie Pippen, Student Newspaper on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday morning, The Minaret, the student newspaper I advise at the University of Tampa, received a rare burst of national attention. The paper is one of the sites and news outlets named in a new lawsuit brought by NBA hall of famer Scottie Pippen. The former basketball star, through his legal representatives, is suing us and the others for defamation for referencing his alleged bankruptcy in stories we have published.
UW-Milwaukee Campus Newspaper Plans to Sue Former Student Government President for Halloween Theft
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged Lawsuit, Student Newspaper Theft, Student Press Law Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on December 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
During an organized caper earlier this semester dubbed “Operation Boston Tea Party,” a small group of student government members at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee allegedly stole and trashed 800 copies of The UWM Post. – As the Post and the Student Press Law Center report, the group carried out the campus newspaper theft on Halloween– [...]
Student Newspaper Essay About One-Night Stand Sparks Weeklong Uproar at New York’s Yeshiva University
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Student Newspaper, tagged Jewish, New York Times, Sex, Student Newspaper, Yeshiva University on December 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
An erotic essay about a one-night stand recently published in an Orthodox Jewish university’s student newspaper has caused controversy on campus and led two editors to resign.
Elon University Investigates Student Who Told Pendulum Campus Newspaper She Drinks with Fake ID
Posted in College Media, Free Press Fights, Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Student Newspaper, Teachable Moment, tagged Elon University, Free Speech, honor code, Student Newspaper, underage drinking on December 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Elon University officials are investigating a student for honor code violations after she told the school’s campus newspaper The Pendulum that she drinks underage at a local bar thanks to a fake ID.
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