YM practitioners might be interested in the state of free expression in public schools.....
Twenty years ago this week the U.S. Supreme Court sent forth a ruling in Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier that continues to erode student free expression today. In the landmark case, the court ruled that principals had the right to censor school publications if they felt the content could be "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns." In that case, it meant the principal was allowed to remove articles about pregnancy and divorce in a high school newspaper.
The precedent has meant principals have felt increasingly comfortable exercising prior review and prior restraint.
"Not only has it (the ruling) changed the way journalism is taught at many schools, it has made it more difficult for high school students to learn the important lessons about democracy that come from publishing -- or simply reading -- serious newspapers," writes journalist Robert Just in the Washington Post.
To learn more, check out Just's column here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/11/AR2008011102775.html
Monday, January 14, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Radio Arte Student is Headed to NU
Congratulations go out to Estefanie Garcia, a student of First Voice, Radio Arte's flagship news program. Estefanie was recently admitted into Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. Kudos!
From Radio Arte's newsletter: “I believe that the happiest moment of my life was when I found out that I had been accepted into Northwestern University . When I had first started my application, I had selected to apply as undecided for my major. Towards the end of the summer, though, I began to consider a career in journalism. This new-found interest led me to apply to the training program at Radio Arte. With the journalism and radio classes that were given, I saw that I enjoyed this field of work which led me to apply to the Medill School of Journalism. Northwestern will be a new and possibly scary experience, but I feel confident that the training and experience that I have received at Radio Arte will help me succeed.”
From Radio Arte's newsletter: “I believe that the happiest moment of my life was when I found out that I had been accepted into Northwestern University . When I had first started my application, I had selected to apply as undecided for my major. Towards the end of the summer, though, I began to consider a career in journalism. This new-found interest led me to apply to the training program at Radio Arte. With the journalism and radio classes that were given, I saw that I enjoyed this field of work which led me to apply to the Medill School of Journalism. Northwestern will be a new and possibly scary experience, but I feel confident that the training and experience that I have received at Radio Arte will help me succeed.”
"If It Catches My Eye"
Northwestern University's Media Management Center has just published a new report, "If it catches my eye: An exploration of online news experiences of teenagers." For those interested about how teens use the internet this is must reading.
The in-depth study examined a diverse group of 65 Chicago-area teens. In summary, it found:
+ That news isn't that important to teens right now. Following news on politics, government, public affairs, etc. is stressful for teens. It reminds them of the peril in the world.
+ Local news sites aren't on their radar screens. Teens are seeing news that pops up in front of them from large Internet portals and news aggregators; they're not going out of their way for news.
+ However, teens do show interest in news in certain circumstances. In interviews for the study, they repeatedly used the phrase “I will read it IF IT CATCHES MY EYE.” Teens will read about a variety of news topics – if the subject interests them or if there is stimulating video, pictures, humorous or weird news, etc.
The report goes on to discuss the characteristics of sites that teens turn to most often for news AND to make recommendations to news organizations on ways to attract teens.
To see the full report go to http://www.mediamanagementcenter.org/research/teeninternetstudy.pdf
The in-depth study examined a diverse group of 65 Chicago-area teens. In summary, it found:
+ That news isn't that important to teens right now. Following news on politics, government, public affairs, etc. is stressful for teens. It reminds them of the peril in the world.
+ Local news sites aren't on their radar screens. Teens are seeing news that pops up in front of them from large Internet portals and news aggregators; they're not going out of their way for news.
+ However, teens do show interest in news in certain circumstances. In interviews for the study, they repeatedly used the phrase “I will read it IF IT CATCHES MY EYE.” Teens will read about a variety of news topics – if the subject interests them or if there is stimulating video, pictures, humorous or weird news, etc.
The report goes on to discuss the characteristics of sites that teens turn to most often for news AND to make recommendations to news organizations on ways to attract teens.
To see the full report go to http://www.mediamanagementcenter.org/research/teeninternetstudy.pdf
Friday, December 28, 2007
Next Youth Voices Initiative Meeting - Feb. 8.
Mark your calendars, from 8:30 am - 1 pm on Feb. 8. Location TBA.
Seen & Heard National Student Expression Contest: You AND Your Student Can Win $500!
The MTF Freedom Museum is now accepting entries for a Seen & Heard: Student Free Speech 2008, a high school free speech contest. The competition seeks entries that address issues concerning contemporary First Amendment toipcs in four media: editorial cartoons, photojournalism, film and web design. Winners will have their work displayed in the Museum in Spring 2008 and the first place winner in each category and his/her adviser or teacher EACH receive $500. The deadline is Feb. 15, 2008 - read the guidelines and receive more info here: http://www.freedommuseum.us/seenandheard/
Monday, November 19, 2007
Listening Across Borders
We all know that young people are the so-called "early adopters" of new technologies, but the question remains in student media circles about how to best harness these innovations to enhance youth communication efforts. The answer also might shed some light on how to attract bright young people in the professional news media. A recent MTF-funded project tackled the issue head-on with YouthLAB, an intense two-week summer program that gathered 20 teens from Barbados and Chicago "together in a virtual space to create global exchange using peer-to-peer networks and other tools of participatory media." The project hatched dozens of youth-produced videos, Skype chats and mash-ups.You can read all about the project and lessons learned for the youth media field in a new Youth Media Reporter piece by Open Youth Networks director Mindy Faber (http://www.youthmediareporter.org/2007/11/listening_across_borders_creat.html). Better yet, you can check-out the teens work yourself at the Youth Lab Web site (http://youthlab.net/).
Interested in youth media? You can sign up for a free subcription to Youth Media Reporter on its site, http://www.youthmediareporter.org/.
Interested in youth media? You can sign up for a free subcription to Youth Media Reporter on its site, http://www.youthmediareporter.org/.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Congratulations to Irene Tostado of RadioArte!
Irene Tostado of Radio Arte has been named Youth Media Professional of the Month by YM Reporter. Kudos! See the piece on her here. Couple highlights:
+ Irene has a degree in Communications, Spanish and Sociology from Loyola University. While at Loyola’s Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) she coordinated an evaluation project involving the Native American community in the Uptown neighborhood, the Native American Health Center and Mayor Daley’s Domestic Violence HELP Hotline.
+ Irene became involved in immigration advocacy (after an encounter between immigration officials and her family) and works to raise awareness among Latinos about changing legislation affecting immigrants.
+ Irene is the Training Program Director for Radio Arte 90.5fm and produces two ‘live’ radio programs – “Without Borders” for Radio Arte and “Stereotipo” for La Kalle 103.1 and 93.5fm. She also writes for “Extra Newspaper” and “La Raza.”
Sounds like a well-deserved honor!
+ Irene has a degree in Communications, Spanish and Sociology from Loyola University. While at Loyola’s Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) she coordinated an evaluation project involving the Native American community in the Uptown neighborhood, the Native American Health Center and Mayor Daley’s Domestic Violence HELP Hotline.
+ Irene became involved in immigration advocacy (after an encounter between immigration officials and her family) and works to raise awareness among Latinos about changing legislation affecting immigrants.
+ Irene is the Training Program Director for Radio Arte 90.5fm and produces two ‘live’ radio programs – “Without Borders” for Radio Arte and “Stereotipo” for La Kalle 103.1 and 93.5fm. She also writes for “Extra Newspaper” and “La Raza.”
Sounds like a well-deserved honor!
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