How Schools and Universities Try to Censor Student Journalists
404 Media documents how school and university administrators pressure advisors and student journalists to suppress reporting on Epstein, Gaza, and LGBTQ+ topics.
404 Media reviewed public records showing administrators pressuring student journalism advisors and attempting to block stories about Jeffrey Epstein connections, Gaza, and LGBTQ+ topics. The Student Press Law Center reported nearly 1,000 hotline inquiries from student newsrooms in 2025, with censorship-specific inquiries up 17 percent year over year. The article concerns press freedom in education and is unrelated to cybersecurity or AI.
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As the Cornell 7 case highlights the importance of student journalism, public records reveal how schools try to censor on-campus news outlets.
By Claire Woodcock · 404media.co
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