April 24, 2005

Student journalist have limited rights

A story about a former journalism instructor at Mercy High School student who claims the school violated her students' free speech rights by demanding that editorials be approved by an administrator, includes a comment from Ben Burns, who heads the journalism program here. "It's one of the basic rules of journalism, you never surprise your publisher," he said. He pointed out that a bill is being debated in the state Legislature that would allow student editors greater latitude.

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