Quash subpoenas, educators tell judge
Prosecutors in Illinois have subpoenaed the “grades, grading criteria, class syllabus, expense reports and e-mail messages” of Northwestern University journalism students who investigated whether a man convicted of murder three decades ago had been wrongfully convicted. According to a story in The New York Times, the prosecutors want to know whether the students, part of the Medill Innocence Project, were offered grades or other incentives to turn up evidence in

‘8 things students should demand from j-schools’
Robert Niles had a provocative piece in the Online Journalism Review last week: Eight things that journalism students should demand from their journalism schools Those things were: Role models A mentor Employment contacts A place to hack Work experience Deep knowledge of a field other than journalism Getting your name out there Passion, not excuses

Minutes, J-Ed Committee, Sept. 23
Minutes of SPJ Journalism Education Committee telephone conference meeting, 4 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (Compiled by Jeff South) Committee members dialing in: Burns, David Butzow, Mark Daniels, George Fox, Kym Murray, Gene Newberry, Patti Nicholson, June Peck, Lee Anne Sonnenberg, Elissa South, Jeff Stewart, Bonnie Tallent, Becky Young, Nerissa Others dialing in: Leadingham, Scott (Quill editor) Smith, Kevin (SPJ president) Agenda items Tools column for Quill

Minutes, J-Ed Committee, Aug. 28
Journalism Education Committee Annual Meeting August 28, 2009 Congress I Room-Westin Hotel Indianapolis, Ind. MEETING SUMMARY Meeting was called to order by George Daniels at approximately 10:50 a.m.   Members Present Bonnie Stewart Mark Butzow June Nicholson George Daniels Neil Ralston (ex-officio) Others Attending Ronnie Lawler (San Francisco State and Incoming Int’l Cmte. Chair) Elissa Sonenberg, University of Cincinnati Everyone introduced themselves and we welcomed our two guests who were in attendance.  Several members present talk