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ADV ISER UPDATE SUMMER 2016 Table of Contents 9 COVER STORY:NEW VOICES MARYL AND Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Gary Clites helped strengthen scholastic press rights for the students in the state of Maryland. 13 SPOTLIGHT Planning on using the Best Picture of the Year, “Spotlight,” in your classes next year? Learn how Michael Hernandez plans on starting his year with this film. 30 ADVISING ADVISERS Looking for words of wisdom from veteran advisers? Get inspired by reading advice from 14 former Dow Jones News Fund Teacher of the Year award recipients. C OVE R P H OTO Maryland Senate President Mike Miller, Governor Larry Hogan and Speaker of the House Michael Busch signing the New Voices bill. Official Photo by Kelcey Caulder SU BSC R IP T ION To be placed on the Adviser Update distribution list sign up at http://bit.ly/adviserupdate ARTICLE SUBMISSION, STORY IDEAS Adviser Update welcomes story ideas and articles from its readers. Some articles are reprints from other publications in the field of scholastic journalism. Original articles should be between 400 and 600 words on topics of importance or interest to Update’s targeted audience. Color photos (high resolution jpegs) or PDF graphics are welcome. Authors must include a paragraph biography and a color headshot. Writers are paid based on the depth of the article, accompanying artwork and placement in the publication. Please address all news items and story ideas to: Adrienne Forgette Phone: 301-503-9823 Email: [email protected] ADVISER UPDATE www.adviserupdate.org Twitter: @adviserupdate Adrienne Forgette, MJE, editor Yinuo Chen, designer Ethan Pender, copy editor WHO ARE WE? The Dow Jones News Fund, a nonprofit foundation supported by the Dow Jones Foundation and other news companies, encourages young people to consider journalism careers. ADVISER UPDATE’S MISSION Adviser Update, a newsletter published by the Dow Jones News Fund for high school journalism teachers and publications advisers, is a free quarterly serving the inexperienced as well as the verteran. It will be the seminal free resource for these educators, a clearinghouse of practical, topical information. CONTACT THE NEWS FUND Information about the News Mail: Fund, its services and programs P.O. Box 300 are available on Twitter, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300 Facebook, instagram and at Phone: 609-452-2820 dowjonesnewsfund.org Fax: 609-520-5804 Email: [email protected]