J-Ideas announces fund-raising campaign

Warren Watson, director, announced today the creation of an annual fund-raising campaign to support J-Ideas, Ball State’s scholastic journalism and First Amendment institute.

Parties are invited to give $25 or more to the J-Ideas Foundation to support future activities of the program. Donations are tax deductible. <more>

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by Warren Watson



J-Ideas Director Warren Watson blogs regularly for the Indianapolis Star. Here are his latest offerings:

Baseball and the First Amendment

The First Amendment and Fantasy Baseball. At first blush, strange bedfellows. But a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week showed that the First Amendment indeed can be debated between the base lines.<more>

-Principals and the First Amendment

-Remembering a crusader
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-Need for print journalism remains

-Sunshine:now more than ever

-Mean-spirited fans

-Peter Jennings' legacy

-The First Amendment at the Alamo

-A New museum for news

-Author creates First Amendment 'primer'

-Unlikely First Amendment hero

-Harrison represented Hoosiers proudly

-Online course wraps for the fall

-Religious freedom for all

-Reading is FUN-damental
-Nothing negative
-Blogs grow in influence, but beware of anonymity

-Parent rides the bench after blog posting

-Student journalist's actions serves profession poorly

-Examining free speech online

-Remembering the courageous Elijah Parish Lovejoy


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More First Thoughts: journalism teacher Tom Gayda speaks out

Student journalists scoop professional press
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By Gerry Appel

In an era where student journalists are often criticized for poor decision-making, one student newspaper should receive praise after scooping its professional counterparts. <more>

-Principal wrong in pulling paper

Mile high with the First Amendment...
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By Randy Swikle

We were north of the Mile High City near the Rocky Mountains. The principals were voluntarily descending—not from the tall peaks but from their position abutting the summit of school hierarchy. When they reached level ground, we could see each other more clearly. And clear sight leads to insight. <more

 
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
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Dautrich and Yalof Book

Dautrich and Yalof publish book on First Amendment

A new book collecting the seminal First Amendment work of University of Connecticut researchers Ken Dautrich and David Yalof has been published. <more>

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