J-Ideas announces fund-raising campaign

Warren Watson, director, announced today the creation of an annual fund-raising campaign to support J-Ideas, Ball State’s scholastic journalism and First Amendment institute.

Parties are invited to give $25 or more to the J-Ideas Foundation to support future activities of the program. Donations are tax deductible. <more>

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Indianapolis Star column
by Warren Watson



J-Ideas Director Warren Watson blogs regularly for the Indianapolis Star. Here are his latest offerings:

Landmark First Amendment Research
with School Principals launched at Ball State

Ball State’s First Amendment institute has launched a landmark research project with 5,000 high school principals nationwide.

J-Ideas, a 5-year-old effort to support student journalism and First Amendment awareness, is reaching out to 5,000 principals to gauge their knowledge level and support for the First Amendment of the Constitution. The research coincides with Sunshine Week, a national effort to support Freedom of Information, an important principle of the First Amendment. <more>

Campus free-speech thrives

-Ignoramcer in Palin, Dowd free-speech remarks

-Plainfield pays respect to First Amendment

-Banned Books Week

-Palin-tology

-New President must revive Constitution

-Traditional news misses Edwards escapade

-Protesters' rights fenced off

-Social networking pitfalls

-Bad year for traditional news gatherers

-Baseball and the First Amendment

-Principals and the First Amendment

-Remembering a crusader
-Photo ID law bad for voters
-Thoughts from the annual U.S. editors convention
-Need for print journalism remains

-Sunshine:now more than ever

-Mean-spirited fans

-Peter Jennings' legacy

-The First Amendment at the Alamo

-A New museum for news

-Author creates First Amendment 'primer'

-Unlikely First Amendment hero

-Harrison represented Hoosiers proudly

-Online course wraps for the fall

-Religious freedom for all

-Reading is FUN-damental
-Nothing negative
-Blogs grow in influence, but beware of anonymity

-Parent rides the bench after blog posting

-Student journalist's actions serves profession poorly

-Examining free speech online

-Remembering the courageous Elijah Parish Lovejoy


Archive

More First Thoughts: journalism teacher Tom Gayda speaks out

Student journalists scoop professional press
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By Gerry Appel

In an era where student journalists are often criticized for poor decision-making, one student newspaper should receive praise after scooping its professional counterparts. <more>

-Principal wrong in pulling paper

Mile high with the First Amendment...
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By Randy Swikle

We were north of the Mile High City near the Rocky Mountains. The principals were voluntarily descending—not from the tall peaks but from their position abutting the summit of school hierarchy. When they reached level ground, we could see each other more clearly. And clear sight leads to insight. <more

 
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

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Student's Facebook protest draws attention

When a Virginia public school kept its doors open during a snow storm, one high school student took it upon himself to call the the home of the chief operating officer of the school system. The public official's wife returned his message with a terse voicemail of her own, which now resides on a Facebook page the 17-year-old developed. This circumstance has generated discussion on how students use their First Amendment rights in digital age. The Washington Post has more.

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Review of Future of the First Amendment

Two Connecticut researchers have become synonymous with the problem of poor First Amendment awareness in the nation’s high schools.

Ken Dautrich and David Yalof, professors at the University of Connecticut and backed by the Knight Foundation, have logged thousands of miles nationwide in developing a series of studies and followups about the First Amendment. more

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SPLC Exec. Director talks to Ball State students about 'Digital Freedom'

IHSPA 2008 State Convention: The Convergention

Bloggers and Online News Users are Better Informed on First Amendment

Dautrich and Yalof Publish book on First Amendment

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Latest News

 
  A Teaching Moment

 
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  Group releases top 25 censored stories for '09

 
  Cigarettes banned in San Francisco pharmacies

 
  Student apologized to after dress-code punishment

 
  Celebrate Banned Books Week

 
  Video games "cultivate teen civic engagement"?

 
  Constitution Day Advice

 
  Educators promote Freedom of Speech

 
  GOP denies press access to youth media

 
  Cali passes bill protecting student-paper advisors

 
  Colleges have athletes monitor social networks

 
  Calif. advisor protection bill passes Assembly

 
  Shasta High paper reinstated

 
  Updated: Shasta High Volcano erupts

 
  Chicago Tribune to launch paper for HS students

 
  Yes, it was good for us, but also fun. Mostly

 
  Young adults 'bombarded' by facts and updates

 
  Censorship widening, experts say

 
  Logging on for the First Amendment

 
  High school dean sues over fake Facebook profile

 
  Offensive finger censored by WU yearbook publisher

 
  KPCC radio interviews J-Ideas education specialist

 
  Poynter offering job webinar

 
  Muncie Star Press profiles J-Ideas

 
  FULL TEXT: L.A. Times columnist speaks at JEA/NSPA

 
  Group likes press ideal of principal

 
  Media advisers sought for teacher awards program

 
  NAA releases high school study

 
  Newseum opens its doors

 
  Calif. Senate panel OKs bill to protect advisers

 
  llinois Press Association, IHSA, reach agreement

 
  Remembering Dr. King . . . & the First Amendment

 
  Indianapolis Star editor speaks out on free speech

 
  Express-News runs student journalism package

 
  Apply for Five Freedoms Leadership Academy

 
  ACLU pushing school to let students print poll

 
  Illinois high school to remove newspaper adviser

 
  RTNDF student winners announced

 
  Golden State pushing adviser protections

 
  J-Ideas participates in Peter Jennings project

 
  Y-Press seeking student input

 
  Speakers disagree about health of First Amendment

 
  J-Ideas education specialist interviewed by AP

 
  Feb. 14 update: Accord reached over newspaper

 
  Feb. 13 update: Students, principal to talk

 
  Indiana student newspaper draws criticism

 
  School censors newspaper coverage of 'Truth'

 
  First Amendment guide to candidates

 
  Fight continues between press, IHSA

 
  Student's Facebook protest draws attention

 
  USA Today runs piece from McCormick Tribune

 
  Hazelwood: conflict continues 20 years later

 
  J-Ideas director interviewed by WRTV (ABC)

 
  J-Ideas teaching materials available

 
  ACLU backing Virginia student

 
  Camera phones in the classroom

 
  'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' influencing 5th circuit

 
  Send in your journalism success stories!

 
  American students reading less

 
  School board looking settlement in "Bong Hits"

 
  Seigenthaler, Paulson honored by API

 
  Prime Movers receives new grant

 
  Sorrell honored by journalism groups

 
  IHSPA honors J-Ideas First Amendment advocate

 
  Trial over conservative flyer continues

 
  Ethics key to student journalism

 
  Michigan bill seeks to support student media

 
  Calif. high court supports student journalist

 
  Censored: the new age of high school journalism

 
  Sorrell starts new teaching job

 
  Union-Bulletin: principals can act as publishers

 
  Student press freedom reaches across the country

 
  Conference brings attention to digital expression

 
  J-Ideas wins 2007 Silver Telly for educational DVD

 
  A conversation about the First Amendment

 
  We're strangling high school free speech, press

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 
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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation's
High School Initiative
and Ball State University.
 
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