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      Digital & Multimedia
      July 17, 2026

      Video Journalism Basics for Student Reporters: Shooting, Framing, and Editing on a Deadline

      A working introduction to shooting, framing, and editing short video segments for a student newsroom without a broadcast budget or crew.

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      Reporting Skills
      July 17, 2026

      Covering Local Government and Business Stories Beyond the School Gates

      How student reporters can responsibly cover city council, local business, and community stories that affect students but happen off campus.

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      Reporting Skills
      July 16, 2026

      Building a Diverse Source List So the Same Five People Aren’t Quoted Every Issue

      Why student papers default to the same handful of easy sources, and a practical system for building a wider, more representative source list.

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      Press Law
      July 16, 2026

      Handling a Legal Threat or Cease-and-Desist Letter Without Panicking

      A calm, step-by-step approach for student newsrooms that receive a legal threat, demand letter, or cease-and-desist over a published story.

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      Press Law
      July 16, 2026

      Libel and Defamation Basics Every Student Journalist Should Know

      What actually makes a published statement legally risky, which defenses protect accurate reporting, and where student newsrooms get exposed.

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      Digital & Multimedia
      July 16, 2026

      Archiving Your Publication So Old Stories Don’t Disappear

      Why student outlets lose their own back catalog, and a practical system for archiving print issues and web stories that survives staff turnover.

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      Digital & Multimedia
      July 16, 2026

      Writing an AI Tools Policy for Your Student Newsroom

      A framework for deciding what AI tools your student publication will allow, disclose, or prohibit, before a dispute forces the decision.

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      School Newspaper
      July 16, 2026

      Getting and Using a Student Press Pass

      What a student press credential actually gets you access to, how to request one, and where it doesn’t override normal event rules.

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      Reporting Skills
      July 15, 2026

      Embargoes: When to Honor Them and When to Walk Away

      What an embargo actually is, when student newsrooms encounter them, and how to evaluate whether a source’s embargo request is reasonable.

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      Ethics
      July 15, 2026

      Cleaning Up a Quote Without Changing What Someone Actually Said

      Where the line sits between acceptable light editing of a spoken quote and altering meaning, with examples student reporters actually run into.

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