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Tech Talk: Lessons from the convention

Affordable (or free) equipment

may be a phone call away

By STEVEN CHAPPELL, Technology Committee Chair

Now that things have settled down from the Fall National Media Convention, I thought I would reflect on it from a technological standpoint in our newsrooms.

The drive home for me was a long one. Ten hours in a van with eight students aboard. Between the snores, cries to stop for bathroom breaks and a lengthy debate about the gender of our checkout clerk at the McDonald’s in O’Fallon, Ill., the talk turned to how we could better equip our newsroom with technology.

Spring Convention: Keynote Address

ABC anchor Gibson

headlines New York

Charlie Gibson, anchor of ABC's World News, will provide the keynote address for the College Media Advisers spring convention in New York.

Gibson, a 33-year veteran at ABC News, will speak Tuesday, March 17.

"He is a veteran newsman who will provide great insight and advice for our students and advisers," said Laura Widmer, CMA's New York convention director.

Committee Corner: An eye on research

Even unsurprising research

provides vindicating results

By DAVID SWARTZLANDER, CMA Research Committee Chairman

I knew when I took the survey several months ago that oral sex would be the winner.

The survey, conducted by professors Vince Filak, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and Scott Reinardy, University of Kansas, wanted to determine the level of comfort college media advisers had with controversial topics and whether advisers who are more willing to self-censor were reluctant to see controversial topics in the media they advise.

Committee Corner: Recruiting Methods

Grab students' attention with

tours, critiques and career days

By NILS ROSDAHL, Nondaily Newspaper Committee Chair

My article last spring on recruiting at the high school level was about offering a high school journalism workshop. This item will involve other means.

Media Law: Hazelwood, 20 years later

Initiative from students, advisers

has helped mitigate ruling's impact

By ROGER SOENKSEN, Media Law Committee Chair

It is really hard to believe that it was 20 years ago that the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. As you may recall, this decision upheld the power of public high school administrators at Hazelwood East High School to censor stories on teen pregnancy and the effects of divorce on high school children from a school newspaper. This article will do a quick review of what the decision states and what have been the true impact of this ruling on student press freedoms.

The Decision

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