Episode NotesTo celebrate the end of Scholastic Journalism Week 2023 and to affirm the importance of Bold Journalism and Brave Advocacy, Diana Day rounded up former and current Editors in Chief and others from her own school and asked them to explain wha

A discussion with SPLC digital strategist Danielle Dieterich about the origins of the annual celebration.

Student journalists can get public records just like the pros. Here are some tips.

Episode NotesIn this episode, we look at the Mahanoy v BL case which the Supreme Court ruled on in June. It focuses on student rights of free expression using social media off campus. The very limited decision, siding with the student raised as many ques

Episode NotesIn this episode, we look at a case now at the Supreme Court centered on a high school sophomore, her Snapchat post - and four uses of the F-bomb. The implications for student free expression and free press are troubling. Tripp Robbins interv

Episode NotesIn this episode, we look at the protections an editorial board offers student journalists. Diana Day speaks with her co-adviser Debra Galler, Editor-in-Chief Sam Bitman, and Terry Bitman, longtime journalist, journalism professor, and Sam's

Episode NotesIn the first installment of our second season, this election-season episode looks at the pros and cons of political endorsements. It considers the potential benefits and drawbacks of a student publication wading into political discourse. Can

Episode NotesJOY Committee Chair Rebecca Pollard says it breaks her heart when she has to disqualify an otherwise great portfolio because of copyright infringement. This episode provides a brief overview of the JEA's Journalist of the Year scholarship c

Student journalists at Palo Alto High School illustrate the tension between press freedom, public safety and ethics during a crisis at their school

Adviser Tiffany Kopcak discusses the second New Voices campaign in Virginia and offers tips for students in other states.