Category: First Amendment

CATEGORIES: First Amendment, Student Perspective

Reflection on Student Press Freedom Day: Connor Bahr

As part of #StudentPressFreedom day on Feb. 23, Mark Witherspoon, retired editorial advisor for the Iowa State Daily, and Kylee Haueter, Daily editor-in-chief, spoke about their experiences fighting for student press freedom. Students in JLMC497D First Amendment seminar attended the discussion and wrote blogs reflecting on what they heard. One of those blogs is published below.

Connor Bahr is a student at Iowa State University studying anthropology, French, and journalism and mass communication.

CATEGORIES: First Amendment, Student Perspective

Reflection on Student Press Freedom: Hannah Patton

As part of #StudentPressFreedom day on Feb. 23, Mark Witherspoon, retired editorial advisor for the Iowa State Daily, and Kylee Haueter, Daily editor-in-chief, spoke about their experiences fighting for student press freedom. Students in JLMC497D First Amendment seminar attended the discussion and wrote blogs reflecting on what they heard. One of those blogs is published below. My name is Hannah Patton. I am a senior at Iowa State, studying English with journalism and technical communications minors.

CATEGORIES: Events, First Amendment

Greenlee Student Media Panel, Student Press Freedom Day

Join us for a panel discussion with Greenlee student media representatives in honor of #StudentPressFreedom Day, a national day of action to celebrate and support student journalists. With the theme Journalism Against the Odds, hear first-hand how ISU student editors, reporters and producers work tirelessly to provide exceptional news coverage despite challenges. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link.

CATEGORIES: First Amendment, News

Celebrate First Amendment Days 2019 – April 8-12, 2019

The Greenlee School hosts its 17th annual First Amendment Days April 8 through 12, and the celebration is bigger than ever! This year’s theme is “Express Yourself.” The schedule includes panels, a workshop, the Feast on the First with an art demo by artist and influencer Timmy Ham (@iamsloth), and a lecture and live performance by Simon Tam of The Slants. See the complete schedule online.

CATEGORIES: First Amendment, News

First Amendment series continues at Iowa State University

Simon Tam of The Slants, will present “A Name Worth Fighting For: How Being Asian Got Me in Trouble,” at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Memorial Union Great Hall as part of First Amendment Days, April 8-12. The First Amendment series will continue on April 23 with “Shut Up and Dance,” a musical celebration of the First Amendment.