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Washington State players kneel during the national anthem before a game. Student-athletes across the country are taking a lead from professional athletes in this peaceful protest. But are schools allowed to sanction them? (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

This week I had the privilege of speaking to students at Morgan State University in Baltimore. I was nervous to be in front of a classroom again — most of the student-focused work I’ve been doing has been in small groups and with student media. But I shouldn’t have worried. Of course, the students rose to the occasion, and we enjoyed some great debates about current events in journalism. (Full disclosure, I relied heavily on the discussion questions in several of Poynter’s Professor’s Press Passes.)

It was a lot of fun to be up in front of students, spurring conversation and encouraging critical thinking. That’s why I want to point you to a couple of free resources that focus on letting you facilitate discussion vs. traditional lecturing.

As I’ve previously written, Poynter is partnering with The Free Speech Center ([link removed]) at Middle Tennessee State University to produce 10 free case studies in Professor’s Press Pass centered on the First Amendment. Two have already posted — Taking the Rap for Murder ([link removed]) and new this week, Taking a Knee for Free Speech ([link removed]) . (The rest of the PPP case studies require a subscription to access, but the Free Speech Center paid Poynter to make sure these free expression sources were free. That’s a lot of free, folks.)

I heard recently from NYU’s First Amendment Watch ([link removed]) — it, too, offers a series of teacher guides ([link removed]) , campus speech modules ([link removed]) and video lessons ([link removed]) for teachers.

These case studies focus on issues specific to the First Amendment, press freedoms, campus news and legal matters. I hope you find them useful as you explore these issues with your students on an ongoing basis. Talking about free expression and freedom of speech with students always seems to spark something in both student and teacher — I hope these help!


** News of note
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The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism ([link removed]) at the University of Maryland wows once again with its “Printing Hate” ([link removed]) series. More than 30 stories are planned that explore the racist past of American newspapers and their powerful role in promoting systemic racism and race-based crimes like lynchings. Students from the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism, Hampton University, Howard University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and the University of Arkansas contributed. The stories, which will continue to be published twice weekly through mid-December, will be posted to Maryland’s Capital News Service website ([link removed]) , on the National Association of Black Journalists’ news site and on Word in Black ([link removed]) , a collaboration of the nation's leading
Black news publishers.

The Chronicle of Higher Education’s newsletter Race on Campus had an interesting Q&A last week ([link removed]) with Leonard N. Moore, who teaches an undergraduate course at the University of Texas called “History of the Black Power Movement” and recently wrote a book called “Teaching Black History to White People.”

Seems like a lot of people are talking about “It’s time to create an alternative path into a journalism career” ([link removed]) from Nieman Lab.

I will be following this with interest: Bates College Administration Censors Student Reporters Covering Staff Unionization ([link removed]) (The Intercept) and Student journalists became the story in a fraught Bates College union drive ([link removed]) (Bangor [Maine] Daily News).

I was interested to see this Teen Vogue story, “Student Journalists Say Online Harassment Is a Major Issue,” ([link removed]) in which several student media leaders are quoted. Great job to that staff for talking to the right sources.


** Oh, K
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Courtesy: The Duke Chronicle

Students at The Chronicle at Duke have unveiled “Coach K: The King of Cameron,” a 136-page book documenting the career of head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The famed coach is headed into his final season coaching the Blue Devils.

The Chronicle, Duke’s independent student news organization, has covered nearly all of the 1,400 Duke games Krzyzewski has coached in his more than four-decade career. The bulk of this book consists of original writing by 38 former and current Chronicle staffers and at least 35 Chronicle photographers. The $30 book is being sold through Duke University Stores ([link removed]) , and much of the proceeds will support The Chronicle.


** Hear the pros go behind the scenes
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KeVonn Mabon, 27, learns to direct traffic. (Photo by John Pendygraft/Tampa Bay Times)

WriteLane podcast host and Tampa Bay Times writer Lane DeGregory is out with a new series called, “Who wants to be a cop?” DeGregory and photographer John Pendygraft talk in the latest WriteLane episode ([link removed]) about spending six months at a police academy. They were curious, in the wake of 2020 protests, who would be drawn to policing and what recruits are being taught.


** College headlines
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Mississippi players stand on the field after the game was delayed because of fans throwing bottles onto the field during the second half of the team's game against Tennessee. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

* SEC fines Tennessee Volunteers $250K for fan behavior at end of loss to Ole Miss Rebels ([link removed]) (ESPN)
* Mt. Holyoke prof pleads guilty to attempted murder in 2019 assault; judge mulls sentencing ([link removed]) (Greenfield [Massachusetts] Recorder)
* Localization potential: College towns plan to challenge results of 2020 census ([link removed]) (AP)
* 22 complaints now reported in lawsuit accusing Liberty University of creating unsafe campus environment ([link removed]) (WFXR, Virginia)


** Great journalism to share with your students
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In this Sept. 23, 2021, photo Jhaimarion, 10, reacts as he listens to his mother, Krystal Archie talking with an Associated Press reporter in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

* Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children ([link removed]) (AP)
* For the diehard journalism nerds among your students (or those with an interest in the business side of things): The Men Who Are Killing America’s Newspapers | Inside Alden Global Capital, the secretive hedge fund gutting newsrooms and damaging democracy ([link removed]) (The Atlantic)
* Leaked documents reveal the fossil fuel and meat producing countries lobbying against climate action ([link removed]) (Unearthed)


** Diverse headlines
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The United States' Ricardo Pepi, (14) celebrates scoring a goal during a match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, in Honduras in September. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Reinforce diversity, equity and inclusion in your classroom by sharing journalism about, by and for diverse communities — not just stories that are predominantly by and about cisgender white people. Consider ways in which you could use these stories in your curriculum. Here are a few examples I saw this week. I also include headlines about DEI news and issues.
* The unstoppable dreams of USMNT prodigy Ricardo Pepi ([link removed]) (ESPN)
* Black Borrowers Have Been Excluded From the Student-Debt Conversation, Report Says ([link removed]) (Chronicle of Higher Education)
* Ida's forgotten victims: Nearly all storm's basement deaths were Asian residents, obscured by climate injustice ([link removed]) (NBC News)


** The Lead
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This week, we featured … me! I guest wrote Taylor Blatchford’s excellent newsletter for student journalists ([link removed]) , offering my best advice to students ([link removed]) who find themselves suddenly in the odd position of editing, producing or otherwise managing their friends. I hope you find it helpful!


** One last thing
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I’d love to know what your students think about this: “It’s Quitting Season.” ([link removed])


** Resources for Journalists
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* Get access to a growing library of case studies —Professor’s Press Pass ([link removed])
* Get your facts from a Pulitzer Prize winner. Subscribe to PolitiFact for the week’s top fact-checks and analyses ([link removed]) .
* Hands-on Fact-checking: A Short Course ([link removed]) (Webinar) — Start Anytime
* Join us at our virtual Celebration of Journalism ([link removed]) honoring Lesley Stahl on Nov. 10 — Tickets ([link removed]) .

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