After FIRE raised the alarm about Delaware State imposing sweeping confidentiality agreements on students serving on campus safety committees, the school rescinded the ban and promised to foster institutional transparency going forward.
FIRE’s Student Press Freedom Initiative is excited to bring back our Free Press Workshop for its second year, this time on June 17, 2023, in Philadelphia.
Florida Senate Bill 1316 would require anyone other than a newspaper journalist who writes online about Florida’s government leaders to register with the state if they receive any “compensation” for the post.
Florida state Rep. Alex Andrade introduced HB 951, which would roll back free speech protections secured by one of the most important Supreme Court decisions: New York Times Company v. Sullivan.
Last spring, the University of Northern Iowa’s student newspaper reported about the administration’s unconstitutional prior restraint of media interviews given by resident assistants.
West Virginia state senators unanimously voted to pass Senate Bill 121, providing for the creation of the Student Journalist Press Freedom Protection Act. The bill is now in the House of Delegates for consideration.