Public Information and Communication
Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska (AFCON)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 22, 2010
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Rod Wagner
rod.wagner@inebraska.com
402-471-4001
Speechless in Nebraska: The High School Press
to be Featured on November 6Speechless in
Nebraska: The High School Press is the theme for the Academic
Freedom Coalition of Nebraska's fall program and annual meeting to be held
on Saturday, November 6, in Lincoln. Frank LoMonte, Executive Director of
the Student Press Law Center, is AFCON's guest speaker. LoMonte, an attorney
and former investigative journalist, is an expert on first amendment rights
and law.
The association's fall program includes presentation of
AFCON's Academic Freedom Awards. The AFCON fall program agenda and
registration information are available at
www.nebafcon.org
The Student Press Law Center, based in Arlington,
Virginia, has been the nation's only legal assistance agency devoted
exclusively to educating high school and college journalists about the
rights and responsibilities embodied in the First Amendment and supporting
the student news media in their struggle to cover important issues free from
censorship. The Center provides free legal advice and information as well as
low-cost educational materials for student journalists on a wide variety of
legal topics.
AFCON is a coalition of educational and literary
organizations that promote academic freedom in Nebraska.