{"id":12342,"date":"2022-06-04T23:08:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T09:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=12342"},"modified":"2022-06-04T23:08:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T09:08:57","slug":"gov-ige-signs-bill-to-extend-press-freedom-protections-to-hawaii-student-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/06\/04\/gov-ige-signs-bill-to-extend-press-freedom-protections-to-hawaii-student-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Ige Signs Bill To Extend Press Freedom Protections To Hawaii Student Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"12338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/hfn-press-freedom\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=2560%2C1700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hfn press freedom\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=640%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=521%2C346\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12338\" width=\"521\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=1536%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=2048%2C1360&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=675%2C450&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Student journalists in Hawaii\u2019s public schools and university are now under freedom of speech and press protections when Governor David Ige signed HB1848 on May 23.<br><br>The act also supports student advisors from retaliation for refusing to censor student journalists.<strong><br><br><\/strong>\u201cProviding student journalists with the same protections they\u2019d have working in the industry gives them real-world learning opportunities and creates a more enhanced laboratory for learning,\u201d says Ige.<br><br>Speaker Scott K. Saiki, who introduced HB1848, says he\u2019s honored to collaborate with a journalism teacher Ms. Cindy Reeves at Honolulu\u2019s McKinley High School.<br><br>&#8220;I was honored that Ms. Cindy Reeves, the&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;teacher at McKinley High School, asked for my help with her student&nbsp;journalism&nbsp;bill. She has been working on this issue for a number of years and wasn&#8217;t able to get it passed,\u201d Saiki said.<br><br>\u201cHer heartfelt commitment helped me understand how important this bill would be for student journalists at McKinley and across the state. I am pleased that&nbsp;the rights of student journalists are codified in Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s law.\u201d<br><br>The new law is now in effect and Senator Karl Rhoads, Senate Judiciary Committee, says new journalists should see this as an encouragement.<br><br>\u201cOur newest journalists should be encouraged to investigate, report, and opine on the issues of today without concern that the school administration will censor the content of their work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student journalists in Hawaii\u2019s public schools and university are now under freedom of speech and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=2560%2C1700&ssl=1",2560,1700,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1",300,199,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=640%2C425&ssl=1",640,425,true],"large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=640%2C425&ssl=1",640,425,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=1536%2C1020&ssl=1",1536,1020,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=2048%2C1360&ssl=1",2048,1360,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1",1200,800,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=870%2C570&ssl=1",870,570,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=600%2C900&ssl=1",600,900,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1",600,600,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=1077%2C715&ssl=1",1077,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=522%2C500&ssl=1",522,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?fit=1024%2C680&ssl=1",1024,680,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=540%2C285&ssl=1",540,285,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/hfn-press-freedom.jpg?resize=375%2C250&ssl=1",375,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - 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