Share Your Stories and Wave the Banner for Student Journalism Across the Country on Feb. 23
To celebrate the fifth annual Student Press Freedom Day on Thursday, the New England First Amendment Coalition and its partners are highlighting the story of two former student newspaper editors who encountered censorship at Burlington (Vt.) High School in 2018.
Jenna Peterson is now a junior at the University of Southern California and managing editor at the Daily Trojan. Halle Newman is now a senior at Wesleyan University where she reported for the Wesleyan Argus. In the above video (produced by former student journalist Katherine Hapgood who recently graduated from Boston University) Jenna and Halle recount their experience battling censorship at Burlington High School's The Register and reflect on the lessons they learned.
Student journalists across the United States use the occasion each year to raise awareness of the challenges they face, celebrate their contributions to their schools and communities, and take actions to protect and restore their First Amendment freedoms. Here's how you can participate:
On Thursday, share an experience you had as a student journalist pushing back against censorship. Or share with us why you think student journalism is so valuable to your community.
Upload a video to your social media of choice and make sure to tag it: #StudentPressFreedom
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