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by: Nu Yang Editor & Publisher Originally published April 16, 2013 Q: What would be your strongest argument for why governments should continue to post public notices in newspapers? Alison Noon, 20, Junior, University of Colorado, Boulder Noon is studying journalism and political science. She is an editor and reporter at CU Independent, CU’s only student news outlet. She is an intern reporter at The Greeley Tribune in northern Colorado, and this summer she will be reporting for The Colorado Springs Gazette. A: In America, a proactive democracy is more effective than a reactive one. The president’s State of the Union [...]

Express-News Editorial Board Updated Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other networking websites are great social media tools that allow us to keep up with friends, family and colleagues. They also have created a gray area in employment law that needs some clarification. At least four different bills have been filed in Austin this legislative session seeking to maintain employee privacy when it comes to their social media accounts. Employers have other avenues for obtaining information on employers and prospective job applicants. Asking employees to give up any semblance of privacy by turning over their passwords to social media [...]

By Jody Serrano American-Statesman Staff Originally published Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 In an age when voluntarily sharing one’s intimate information on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites is common, a proposal to limit what content universities have access to seems out of step. But state Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, said there should be a limit to the power university administrators have over students in Texas, where there is no law to prevent schools from requiring individuals to give up their personal social media login and password information. Duke’s proposal also addresses employer monitoring. Under it, universities and employers would have [...]