Monday, June 25, 2012

Memorable One-Liners Masking Press Law

Today's presentation from the SPLC was really insightful for me. I have to admit, I had NO IDEA there was so much to learn. I had a very "quiet" first year as a newspaper adviser and journalism teacher. My students and I disussed more controversial news stories, but noone expressed any interest in actually tackling one. However, as we become more established and "legit" I know these concerns will come to light, and I know the SPLC will be an invaluable resource. My Editor-in-Chief for next year is a senior who is planning to pursue jounralism in college, and Ican definetely see him having no problem "ruffling some feathers" of our school and administration. I don't think this is neccessarily a bad thing at all, especially for a budding journalist.



Quotes from Frank LoMonte (Executive Director of Student Law Press Center) regarding
First Amendment & Copyright Law:
"Rand McNally is not the origianl creater of the shape of Florida. God is."
"There are worse things than bad publicity and kids doing crack is one of them"
"Sometimes the smartest lawyer in the room has to be you."
"Reno: Just like Phoenix but 20 years younger and on meth"
"AP, Reuters...don't even touch that stuff...it's radioactive."
"YouTube is like a whack-a-mole of copyright infringement."
"...financial loincloths to cover their motivation"

Now, these may seem silly and un-related to anything student-law related, but they really helped me to engage with  and understand Student Press Law. My students and I were WAY too lax in using information that was copyrighted last year without getting the proper permissions. This will change as of NOW. This has definitely been one of the most memorable presentations of the ASNE @ ASU so far this summer for me

Amelia Wright
West Morris Central High School
Chester, NJ
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3 comments:

  1. Mrs. Heather JancoskiJune 25, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    My students had an uneventful year as well but I want to make sure that as next year rolls around that I set them up for success in case we were to run into something with the newspaper. I know we used at least 1 picture in our photo this year that was probably way against what we were supposed to do with it and I know that will not happen again.

    Heather Jancoski
    Desert Sands Middle School
    Phoenix, AZ

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  2. jludka33June 25, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    I, too, had an uneventful year as far as pictures and copyright go, but I also know we violates copyright.
    LoMonte said, "It is hard to be an innocent violator of copyright."
    Well, he's right. I knew we were walking a fine line when it came to whether or not to take that picture. I will admit to writing "courtesy of" in the past, although we did not do it this year. I believe our biggest copyright issue was not going to the original source for the image.
    I do feel better, however, about taking pictures from the Internet, but I still discourage the practice.

    Jackie Ludka
    Pleasant Valley HS
    Brodheadsville, Pa

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  3. Chad RenningJune 25, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    Like your example of the student who could "ruffle some feathers", I struggle to walk that line between encouraging them to seek out stories that are powerful and will impact our readers, with their fear of administration and getting in trouble. I like what LoMonte said, students have to care about their rights more than you. I am trying to get to the point that I am teaching them what makes great stories, in the hope that they will then go out and report on those. I want to get them to not hide behind the teacher, but step forward and defend their own rights.

    Chad Renning
    Sandra Day O'Connor High School
    Phoenix

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