The Student Press Freedom Initiative is thrilled to announce that journalist Emily Bloch will join us as the keynote speaker at our second annual Free Press Workshop on June 17.
Eastern Kentucky's media request policy for bans RAs from commenting “to any media source," which violates the rights of students and student journalists.
When a student was arrested in the dining hall at Loyola University New Orleans last month, breaking news editor Kloe Witt rushed to cover the story for The Maroon, Loyola’s student newspaper.
Florida Atlantic is once again leaving student employees in fear of termination for speaking out because recent actions by administrators do not align with the school's revised press policies.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed the Student Journalism and Press Freedom Protection Act into law, granting statutory protections to student journalists in public K-12 schools and public institutions of higher education.
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Delaware State imposing sweeping confidentiality agreements on students serving on campus safety committees, the school rescinded the ban and promised to foster institutional transparency going forward.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.