ASNE High School Journalism


Principal's Guide

Principal's Guide to Scholastic Journalism
by the Quill and Scroll Foundation at the University of Iowa

The Quill and Scroll Society presents the Principal's Guide to Scholastic Journalism as an effort to help principals understand the value of journalism programs in their respective schools and to determine what their roles should be in helping to develop, maintain and support these programs. To download it, click here (PDF, 425K).

The table of contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Pressures on Today's Principals

Why Maintain a Journalism Program?

Standards in the Journalism Classroom

The First Amendment and School Publications

What Are the Differences Between Law and Ethics?

Preparing Students to Be Critical Consumers of Media

Qualities of a Good Adviser

Using the Internet to Publish and Research News

Sensitive Topics and School Safety

Outfitting Student Media With Technology/Budgeting Basics

Journalistic Ethics at Center Stage

Achieving Diversity on Staff and in Coverage

Other School Media

Checklist for Principals

Rating Services As They Influence Adviser-Administrator Relationships

Quill and Scroll Chapter to Honor Student Journalists

Appendix

National Council of Teachers of English/ International Reading Association

Language Arts Standards Numbers 4, 7 and 12

Internet Free Expression Alliance

Internet Free Expression Alliance Mission Statement

Journalism Education Association

Adviser Code of Ethics

Position Statement on Photo Manipulation

Position Statement on Internet Freedom of Expression

Student Press Rights Position

Prior Review Statement of the Journalism Education Association

Student Press Law Association

Model Guidelines for Student Media

Ethics Resources

Biographies of contributors

To order printed copies:

Copies of the booklet in print form may be obtained from Quill and Scroll by sending $3.00 plus $2.00 shipping and handling to: Quill and Scroll, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 100 Adler Journalism Building, Room E346, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.

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