Student Newspapers

What records can a student journalist obtain when reporting on Title IX and campus sexual assault? FIRE's Student Press Freedom Initiative has the answers. Read more

After confiscating copies of the student newspaper, admins at Central Washington University said the situation “could have been handled differently.” Read more

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is no longer requiring student journalists to contact the communications office before interviewing campus staffers. Read more

On May 5, FIRE is hosting a webinar series for college journalists on the basics of requesting records and using them in student press reporting. Read more

After Emporia State's student newspaper The Bulletin published a report on a student sued by the college, copies of the newspaper were covered up. Read more

Lawsuits against student newspapers and journalists are uncommon, but FIRE has seen an uptick in recent years. Here's how to stay out of the courtroom. Read more

On “Game Theory with Bomani Jones,” Stephen A. Smith said he was nearly censored while a student athlete and journalist at Winston-Salem State University. Read more

Each month, we’ll highlight one question we answered on the SPFI hotline and examine ways student journalists can think through these issues. Read more

University of Northern Iowa, a public institution, requires RAs to get clearance when speaking to the press. That’s unconstitutional, folks. Read more

Copies of the The Equinox student newspaper were stolen from newsstands around Keene State College, which refused to intervene. Read more