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Preamble
The University of Louisiana at Monroe considers the student media valuable aids in its efforts to provide students with a broad range of learning experiences to develop independent thought and study, critical examination of information, and deliberate decision making by its students.
At this writing, there are 3 recognized student print media under this policy:
Hawkeye - student newspaper
Chacahoula - student yearbook
Helicon - student literary magazine
Future student media may be established on campus by majority vote of the Board of Student Publications and shall be subject to the approval of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Each medium should provide a full opportunity for students to inquire, question, and exchange ideas. Content should reflect a diversity of student interests, including topics about which there may be dissent or controversy.
In order to maintain the quality and integrity of the student organizations, ULM provides space and utilities for official activities. A student/faculty advisory board has the task of clarifying the role of the 3 media and helping to establish guidelines for their operation. Guidelines published in this policy statement outline the freedoms and responsibilities of each.
ULM delegates responsibility for the content to editors and their staffs and urges student journalists to recognize that with editorial control comes liability for content and the responsibility to pursue the highest degree of journalistic standards.
Editorial freedom for the publications is protected by allowing editors to develop their own editorial positions and determine news coverage. University officials will not review copy prior to distribution for censorship purposes, nor will they remove editors or advisors because of student, faculty, administrative or public disapproval or editorial decisions. Moreover, funding will not be withheld because of decisions.
Students will work with an advisor/director who will provide counsel on creative writing and journalistic techniques and practices, news value, communications law, ethics, writing style (including appropriate grammar, spelling, and punctuation), production skills and techniques, advertising sales and management, and selection and training of staff. The advisor will also provide constructive feedback with evaluations and recommendations for improvement and assist students with financial aid and support systems. |
