Wash. Admin. Code § 132F-121-040 - Journalistic freedom and responsibility
(1) A primary purpose of student publications
is to promote free and responsible discussion of campus and community
issues.
(2) Each campus president
shall establish a board of publications composed of representatives of
students, faculty, and staff. This board shall serve as the publisher of all
student publications and shall have general authority over them.
(3) The board of publications may adopt,
subject to modification by the campus president, such journalistic, editorial,
and advertising guidelines as it deems appropriate to govern student
publications. Unless specifically stated by the board and approved by the
campus president otherwise, these guidelines shall be deemed to include all
applicable federal and state laws, all district rules, policies and procedures,
and relevant codes of journalistic, editorial and advertising ethics and
practices as adopted by national trade and professional organizations,
including but not limited to the Statement of Principles as
adopted by the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
(4) Student newspapers shall be free of
censorship. However, student newspapers and other student publications shall
follow the board's guidelines as described above. Student editors shall be free
to develop their own editorial policies within these guidelines.
(5) Staff members of student newspapers shall
not be subject to arbitrary discipline or dismissal because of student,
faculty, administrative or community disapproval of editorial policy or
content.
(6) Good cause for
discipline or dismissal of a student publication staff member shall include,
but not be limited to, violation of the board's guidelines. Any discipline or
dismissal of a student staff member shall be subject to review under the
student complaint procedure.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.100, 28B.50.130, and/or28B.50.140 . 03-16-015, § 132F-121-040, filed 7/28/03, effective 8/28/03.
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