Student Press Rights

MIJA supports student journalists’ First Amendment rights.

Our board members are here to help member schools find the resources they need including lesson plans, legal resources such as the Student Press Law Center and more.

• Missouri’s First Amendment Clinic at the Washington University School of Law: https://mipajournalism.com/3186/advising-ideas/wash-u-offers-missouri-its-first-first-amendment-clinic/ or email Lisa Hoppenjans

Resources for Panic Button, thanks to JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights

• Press Freedom in Practice http://www.splc.org/knowyourrights/legalresearch.asp?id=72
• A conversation about prior review http://jeasprc.org/sjw11-a-conversation-about-prior-review/
• 45 words “what to do” p9 http://jeasprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/EditorsEmergencyKit.pdf
• A process for developing editorial policies that mean something http://jeasprc.org/a-process-for-developing-editorial-policies-that-mean-something/
• JEA model editorial policy http://jeasprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/jeamodeleditpolicy-2013.pdf
• Friends of the Spoke http://friendsofthespoke.org/Friends_of_The_Spoke.html
• JEA Adviser Code of Ethics http://www.jeasprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/JEAadvisercodeof-ethics-2012.pdf
• Guidelines, recommendations for advisers facing prior review http://jeasprc.org/guidelines-recommendations-for-advisers-facing-prior-review/
• NSPA article by Mike Hiestand, “In censorship battles, students have the power” Mostly an empowering piece about WHY this is the students’ fight https://studentpress.org/nspa/in-censorship-battles-students-have-the-power/
• Lessons on handling prior review; lessons on designating your publication as a public forum http://www.jeasprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Fightingpriorreview.pdf
• NSPA’s Code of Ethics for Students https://studentpress.org/nspa/the-wheel-model-code-of-ethics/
• “Fighting Censorship: A Checklist” by Mike Hiestand https://studentpress.org/nspa/fighting-censorship-a-checklist/ 
• “Legal issues for Publishing Online” by Mark Goodman https://studentpress.org/nspa/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/09/LegalIssues.pdf 
• Questions to ask those who prior review http://jeasprc.org/questions-for-those-who-prior-review/
• Principal’s Guide to Scholastic Journalism http://principalsguide.org
• Protocol for Free and Responsible Student News Media by Shawn Healy http://documents.mccormickfoundation.org/CIVICS/PROGRAMS/email_images/freesource/2010-10/protocol_article_quillscroll.pdf