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.