Source: ACLU Southern California
A lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Southern California on behalf of student journalists in Bakersfield fighting to have their stories about gay students at their high school published in the school’s newspaper moved to deposition stage in late August. (Continued)
Source: Student Press Law Center
OKLAHOMA — A copy editor at Oklahoma State University’s student paper is vowing to fight an attempt by the journalism department’s director to remove her from the school’s publications board. (Continue Reading)
Source: The A&T Register
By Shauntel Lowe (Black college wire)
A Howard University policy board decided that the print edition of the student newspaper will not be published for the rest of the school year, but the paper will continue publishing online as the staff tries to dig itself out of a financial crisis. (Continued)
Source: The Charlatan newspaper
by Laura Di Mascio
The University of Ottawa Engineering Students’ Society (ESS) may find itself without funding after its members published an article that critics said incites violence against women, and has raised the ire of students and university officials.
By Robert Wang
Source: GateHouse News Service, Arizona Silver Belt
CANTON, Ohio- Prompting charges of censorship, Malone College this week removed hundreds of copies of its student newspaper from campus because that edition had a photo of naked male students. (Continued)
By Shauntel Lowe
Source: Black College Wire
Drew Costley, a Howard senior and The Hilltop’s top editor for the 2007-08 academic year, said the action was taken because of more than $48,000 in outstanding printing costs. He also said $20,000 is missing from the paper’s account. Costley was reached in New Orleans where he was participating in alternative spring break to help Hurricane Katrina victims. (Continued)
The Herald will launch the 12th annual Scottish Student Press Awards.
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Source: Honi Soit, Sydney University newspaper
Amelia Walkley explores the state of student media in Australia, and how our precious independent publications are threatened by VSU (Continued)
Source: Student Press Law Center
By Emilie Yam
The editor in chief and two other editors at Lewis University’s student paper, The Flyer, resigned today amid disagreements with school administrators over control of content. (Continued)
