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Book SynopsisPrivate Schools and Student Media explores the activities of student media outlets, content creators and advisers in K12 private schools in the United States. The unique nature of private schools, separate from government funding but not all government oversight, creates its own opportunities and challenges for students seeking their own outlets to pursue questions, answers and voice. Through surveys and content analysis of schools, student media advisers and student media work, Erica Salkin explores the reality of censorship in private schoolswhere the First Amendment does not play the same role as in public schoolsand the perspectives of teachers who dedicate time, effort, and expertise to make the learning laboratory of the student newspaper or yearbook a reality. Ultimately, this book proposes that student media can be a significant asset to a private school's mission, students, and school community: to prepare young people for lives of service and good citizenship. Scholars of com
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Private Schools, Student Media, and a Lot of Questions Chapter 2: Private K-12 Schools in the United States Chapter 3: The Punch and Polish of High School Student Media Chapter 4: Where Private Schools and Free Expression Meet Chapter 5: Surveying Today’s Private School Student Media Environment Chapter 6: Studying Today’s Private School Student Media Environment Chapter 7: Private School Student Media Advisers Tell Their Stories Chapter 8: Private Schools, Student Media, and a Journey Forward
