‘First Amendment Tour’ debuts in Pittsburg
Jeff Browne/KSPA Executive Director
August 29, 2010
KSPA’s first stop in the 2010 “First Amendment Tour” set a high standard both in terms of audience participation and host-school hospitality. University of Kansas journalism professors Malcolm Gibson, Pam Fine and I greeted more than 100 students, three administrators, one school board... Read more »
Journalism should satisfy KSDE pathway requirements
August 24, 2010
Lawrence Free State adviser Laurie Folsom, also a member of the KSPA’s ad hoc Career and Technical Education action committee, wrote a blog post for the Lawrence Journal-World that brilliantly articulates KSPA’s position on journalism’s place in the CTE curriculum. In a message she... Read more »
High school students gain exposure through 810 WHB’s ‘Scholastic Sportswriters’ program
August 24, 2010
August 23, 2010 (Overland Park) – Sports Radio 810 WHB announced the launch of the “810 WHB Scholastic Sportswriters” program for the 2010-11 year. The program will begin with the 2010 football season, as selected students can write stories and take photos of their high school football team.... Read more »
Nevada judge rules in favor of student newspaper’s investigation
August 11, 2010
Student-journalists at Churchill County High School in Nevada successfully fought off a libel suit this week using any journalist’s best defense: the truth. A CCHS music teacher had sought $10,000 from the school district, the principal and the newspaper adviser because of a story in the student... Read more »
Obituary: Michael Dunlap, BV West adviser
August 4, 2010
Michael A. Dunlap, 44, the newspaper and yearbook adviser at Blue Valley West High School, died unexpectedly of an aneurysm at his home on Monday, Aug. 2. Dunlap taught journalism at Blue Valley West, served as Mass Communication Department chairman, and was program facilitator for journalism for... Read more »
