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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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 […]
Paywall won’t work in Hutchinson
Today The Hutchinson News announced it is throwing up a paywall on it’s website (www.hutchnews.com). Here is the story that appeared on the site today: […]
NYT planning to charge for frequent use of Web site
On Wednesday, The New York Times announced it already has a 2011 New Year’s resolution: charge frequent users of its Web site. An article on […]
Political Editor makes song about copy editor layoffs
Nowadays all you hear is about how print journalism is dying, and though I don’t necessarily buy that notion (I think it is just changing, […]
Clinton Saves American Journos
Today former-President Bill Clinton did something amazingly noble. He rescued two American journalists from the terrorist regime of Kim Jong-il in North Korea. The two […]
Americans should realize importance of First Amendment
How many people fully understand the First Amendment? I am beginning to believe the number is smaller than I had ever imagined. In fact, on […]