An Oklahoma high school censored for publishing a story discussing the impact of COVID-19 on teachers; a yearbook in Texas stopped during distribution due to their page on the Black Lives Matter movement; a high school article on the changes in their club elections process in Ohio denied — rising William Mason High School junior Taylor Murray said her own advisor limited their ability to cover important school news, including club elections, in fear of censorship from administration and overall backlash.

Freedom of speech remains limited for young journalists due to increased censorship. Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash.

The increasing severity of censorship in journalism has caused both advisors and students to self-censor in order to prevent possible censorship from larger organizations or administrators, according to Murray. 

With competing beliefs about the freedom of the press in today’s world, censorship …
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