Student Media and Publications
Student-led Newspaper, Magazine, Literary Journals, and Student Organizations
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Student media at Hamline University allows students to express their views on matters of concern and interest. Both as a whole and as individual organizations, student media is governed by and for Hamline students.
The editorial leadership of each student media organization is free to develop its own editorial policies and to provide news and entertainment coverage at its discretion. All student media is free from advance approval of copy and censorship by Hamline University. Student media organization editors and/or managers may not be removed from their positions arbitrarily because of a student, university employee, or public disapproval of editorial policy or content.
Editorial freedom remains responsible to the canon of ethical journalism, which includes seeking accuracy, honesty, and fairness while avoiding libel, undocumented allegations, and harassment (see Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics).
Student media and publications
Student Media Board
The Student Media Board (SMB) oversees and supports all approved Hamline student media organizations: Fulcrum Journal, the Oracle, Runestone, and Untold Magazine. SMB operates independently of university administration, staff, faculty, student congress, and student body to ensure editorial independence and that each media organization's First Amendment rights are upheld.
Additionally, SMB performs the following duties:
- Offers feedback to student media organizations on performance, accountability, and purpose
- Provides a forum for comments and concerns about student media from the student body at large
- Advocates for student media across all constituencies of the campus community
- Approves annual budgets for student media organizations in accordance with university-levied undergraduate student fees and independently from the Hamline University Student Congress (HUSC) approval process.
