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Hawaii signs into law the Hawaii Student Journalism Protection Act, becoming the 16th state

Jun 1, 2022

Hawaii has become the 16th state to enact press freedom laws for student journalists.

In May, Governor David Ige signed the Hawaii Student Journalism Protection Act, a bill supported by the Student Press Law Center in Washington, D.C., in its New Voices campaigns, to protect students from censorship by administrations. The legislation overrules the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1988 that gave high school administrations substantial control over the content of student publications. In the press freedom bills, administrations can still require changes to avoid libel and privacy liabilities. But the legislation gives students the primary right to determine the content of student publications and protects them from retaliation when they object to illegal censorship.

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Congress approves NNA language directing HHS advertising to community media

Three years of planning and effort by the National Newspaper Association and its partners resulted this weekend in an emphatic recognition by Congress of the vital role community newspapers play in sharing health information to small and rural markets.

Grassroots are crucial to any cause

Depending on how things go in Washington this year, we could make some headway on critical issues like postal reform and tax breaks for newspapers and their advertisers.

HHS directed to look at local media for advertising buys

The House Appropriations Committee is poised to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to direct more of the agency’s advertising dollar toward local media, including nondaily newspapers, TV and radio when public–health campaigns are set up.