Below is a letter Indiana High School Press Association Director Diana Hadley sent to New Voices Advocates the evening after the New Voices bill died at the session on Thursday, April 20, 2017. --- New Voices Advocates, On the eve of the last day of the 2017 Indiana legislative session, the New Voices bill ran out… Continue reading A letter to New Voices Advocates after legislation dies
New Voices Team Eight of the high school and college New Voices team members met at the Indiana Statehouse on Wednesday, Dec. 7 to help draft legislation for a New Voice bill and meet stakeholders who would be interested in the legislation. Front: Sarah Loesch, University of Southern Indiana; Paris Gariner, IUPUI; Austin Hood,… Continue reading New Voices team drafts, launches House Bill 1130
Approximately 40 high school and college journalists from throughout Indiana attended a hearing for House Bill 1130 Tuesday, Feb. 14. The bill would extend first amendment protections to student journalists and ensure their rights as reporters. Six students and several advisers and directors of student press organizations testified in favor of the bill. The hearing… Continue reading Dozens of student journalists attend HB 1130 hearing
