Scholastic Journalism Division of AEJMC

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“Especially now what we want to instill in them is that they can speak to power, they can ask questions of authorities. They are not passive observers. They are part of the community, and they’re going to be adults someday. We need more people to grow up engaging and knowing that they have a voice.”

Dewey’s Tiger Times student newspaper responds to proposed closure

Dewey Elementary School fourth and fifth graders chatted with peers and typed on iPads in the school’s library Friday morning to produce content for their school newspaper, the Tiger Times. But instea...

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"Student journalism must consider and analyze the end products beyond discourse, and identify what they want their end goal to be. And more specifically, what that looks like in comparison to the aftermath of the fires they set."

Editorial Board | Beyond the headlines, student publications must demand institutional change

“Student journalism must pursue the questions institutions would rather leave unanswered,” writes the Editorial Board.

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A new study in Frontiers in Education performed a bibliometric analysis of research on the development of media and digital literacy on pre-service early childhood teachers. Findings should that digital literacy is a major concern, but media literacy receives less attention.

Frontiers | Digital and Media Literacy of Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers in the Context of Digital Education: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends

The digital transformation of education is increasing the demands placed on the professional preparation of pre-service early childhood teachers, including t...

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A new publication in Studies in the Education of Adults employs bibliometric analysis of adult digital literacy scholarship in the Dimensions databse to find that there is a strong dominance of developed nations in terms of study location and publications.

Digital literacy among adults: a bibliometric analysis

This study employed a bibliometric analysis to determine the global trends in research publications on adult digital literacy. A total of 2,640 journal articles published between 2012 and 2023, ret...

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“(O)ther student journalists shouldn’t be subjected to the ridiculous charade I was put in by the university here. We as journalists, as student journalists at the collegiate level, are able to exercise our First Amendment rights to the freedom of press, the freedom of speech.”

Lawsuit: UT-Dallas disciplined student ‘for practicing journalism’ - Student Press Law Center

Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez is suing administrators at the University of Texas at Dallas, alleging they violated his First Amendment rights when the university found he had discriminated against a stu...

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"Our independence is a defining achievement, and we have never taken it for granted. In the past three years alone, we’ve uncovered the misuse of funds by former UF President Ben Sasse, arrests of UF employees and students and events that led to the ousting of Krishna Lunch."

120 years later, student journalism remains as important as ever - The Independent Florida Alligator

This paper’s publication date marks exactly 120 years since it launched as The University News in 1906, the year UF — then called the University of the State of Florida — established its home in Gaine...

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"(O)nce a student newsroom has made its policy clear, and presented governing documents and that further concerns be directed to its adviser, faculty outside its editorial leadership who continue to ask questions may be perceived as pressuring the UT to make a different decision..."

Op-ed: Faculty and administrators must respect the free student press. - University Times

Student journalists at the University Times (UT) newspaper were recently targeted with outside pressure and questioning about editorial decisions through a series of emails. On Monday, Oct. 5, the UT ...

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"NSMC wrapped up Saturday with the National Student Production Awards, honoring student work across 40 categories. Judges reviewed more than 950 entries and named three finalists and one winner in each category."

Student Media Convention Fills Philadelphia For Radio's Future - Radio Ink

The National Student Media Convention hit its highest attendance since 2018 in Philadelphia. Cleveland hosts the 2027 edition.

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"When asked whether the attention surrounding the confrontation could instead be attributed to a newsworthy interaction between a sitting congressman and a student journalist, Harris rejected that characterization."

Congressman Harris defends confrontation with student journalist

Republican Congressman Andy Harris defended his confrontation with a student journalist following a congressional forum in Cambridge, Md., after he threated to

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