Lawrence HS student journalists experience setback in freedom fight
I called the fight too early. On May 31, 2024, I congratulated Lawrence (Kan.) High School journalism students for protecting their rights by pushing back […]
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Vogts takes 3rd in KPA’s 2024 column writing contest
For the second year in a row, Todd Vogts brought home hardware in the “2024 Awards of Excellence” competition hosted by the Kansas Press Association. […]
Marion County Record saga continues
Nearly a year ago government officials assaulted the First Amendment on the Kansas Plains when they illegally raided the office of the Marion County Record […]
Lawrence HS student journalist fought their administration and won
Without journalism societies and democracies die, and the student journalists at Lawrence (Kan.) High School are doing their part. Staffers of The Budget stood up […]
Email spam anniversary brings value of newsletters to mind
Thank you, Gary Thuerk. If it weren’t for you I wouldn’t know about all the options I have for weight loss, the number of Nigerian […]
Heinous attack on free press demonstrated by Marion County Record raid
EDITOR’S NOTE: A more in-depth version of this column was published previously under the headline “Free press attacked in heinous raid of Marion County Record […]
Free press attacked in heinous raid of Marion County Record newsroom
News of law enforcement officers raiding a newspaper office sounds like something that happens in Russia, North Korea, China, Egypt, or any other country under […]
Patriotic holiday provides opportunity to understand First Amendment, other rights
The smell of gunpowder hangs in the air, and the gutters overflow with torn and tattered paper alongside bits of burned cardboard. Clearly, the Fourth […]
Vogts takes 2nd in KPA column writing contest
Since 2021 when The Santa Fe Way launched, Todd Vogts has been writing a column that appears in each issue of the newspaper, which comes […]
Fox News defamation lawsuit settlement protects journalism
Thanks to blatant lies and spreading mis- and disinformation, Fox News recently settled a defamation lawsuit to the tune of $787.5 million. This followed accusations […]
NY Times Twitter ‘reset’ calls for curriculum review
This post originally appeared on JEADigitalMedia.org on April 29, 2022. It is being posted here for posterity. Twitter has been in the news a lot […]
Yearbook Land: Where does the closing go?
As you know, I am a high school journalism teacher. My students produce a monthly magazine and a yearbook. We recently completed our 2017 yearbook. […]
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