A new FIRE survey of student media found that 60% of student newspapers at four-year public institutions faced some form of censorship in the past year.
A bill that was pending in the Virginia legislature aimed at better protecting the rights of student journalists at the public institutions of higher education in the state was signed into law.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law a bill ensuring that student journalists in public institutions are free to “determine the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content” of school-sponsored media.
