Suggests what should be done to teach the mass media at the high school level, and tells how it can be accomplished. (RB)

Presents ways to develop a series of stories on a single topic. Suggests that a writer must develop fresh facts or a fresh angle for each issue. (JK)

Recommends ways that publications staffs can make money while promoting activities. (JK)

Discusses the matter of liability and insurance coverage of staff members when they are reporting about activities. (JK)

Describes off-campus publications and their problems. Presents a few suggestions for would-be publishers of off-campus leaflets or newspapers. (JK)

Discusses the criteria of "newsworthy" regarding news reporting and the right to privacy. Examines the thin line between what is legal and what is ethical to print and some components of the law to consider when making such decisions. (HTH)

Explains control techniques used to limit the freedom of the scholastic press. (CRH)

Discusses the necessity of being aware of what constitutes libel in secondary school publications and offers examples of materials that may be libelous, including letters to the editor, quotations, photographs, headlines, and picture captions. (DF)

Discusses the possibilities of who may be held responsible in cases of libel in school newspapers and offers seven defenses against charges of libel, including the truth, retraction, and consent. (DF)

Four major elements of libel--defamation, false statement, negligence, and malice--are examined as they apply to the suit of Ariel Sharon against "Time" magazine. (DF)

Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, dealing with school publication censorship. Suggests that although school officials may impose some restrictions on the speech of students, teachers, and other members of the school community, several ways exist to protect the vitality of school-sponsored student…

Examines the editorial authority of administrators in private or church sponsored schools as it relates to press freedom. Offers guidelines for publications staff at these institutions to help them gain essentially the same press rights as staff members of public scholastic publications. (HTH)

Debates the federal court decision in the case of "Kuhlmeier v. Hazelwood School District," which found that the school newspaper was an integral part of the school curriculum and was therefore subject to administrative control and censorship. (DF)

Discusses the responsibility of public school newspapers to carefully review the political advertising considered for publication because as a public forum paper, the school newspaper must represent a variety of political viewpoints. (SRT)

Discusses the federal court cases of "Bethel School District v. Fraser" and "Kuhlmeier v. Hazelwood School District," which resulted in one win and one loss for freedom of student expression. (SRT)