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Student Journalists Focus On The First Amendment In Statehouse Event

By Quinn Fitzgerald
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS—Two hundred student journalists, journalism advisers and more gathered in the south atrium of the Statehouse Wednesday to support the accomplishments of their peers.

The Indiana High School Press Association held its annual First Amendment Symposium to honor student journalists and hear from journalism educators and professionals on the importance of the profession.

IHSPA Student Board members kicked off the event by taking turns to talk about their proudest journalism experiences and why scholastic journalism is important.

Marisa Kwiatkowski, an investigative reporter for The Indianapolis Star, speaks at the First Amendment Symposium. Photo by Quinn Fitzgerald, TheStatehouseFile.com

Indianapolis Star investigative reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski shared details of her team’s coverage of the U.S. Gymnastics and Larry Nassar scandal. Their investigation revealed how the Olympic organization failed to report multiple allegations of sexual abuse by coaches to authorities. Larry Nassar, a physician for the team accused by multiple gymnasts of sexual abuse, is now in prison.

Kwiatkowski urged student journalists to pursue a career in journalism because of the good they can do for people who are unable to tell their own stories.

“For many people, we are the only voice they have before the public. We’re the only people who can share their stories with the communities,” Kwiatkowski said.

The event concluded with contest awards for First Amendment graphic design, sports coverage, and essay writing.

Before announcing the 2018 Indiana Student Journalist of the Year, IHSPA Director Ryan Gunterman took time to share the news of House Bill 1016, a bill that would have extended First Amendment press freedoms to Indiana middle and high school students. The bill had died in the House earlier in the session.

Andrew Tapp, high school student from Southport High School, receives his award for the 2018 Indiana Student Journalist of the Year. Photo by Quinn Fitzgerald, TheStatheouseFile.com

“Had those representatives met students such as [the student journalist finalists] and such as yourselves, I don’t know how with a clear conscience they could have voted against giving protections for you, protections you deserve,” Gunterman said.

This year’s Student Journalist of the Year is Andrew Tapp from Southport High School. Tapp is also one of five student board members for IHSPA.

Finalists were Audrey Gacsy from Crown Point High School, Andrea John from Crown Point High School, Jared Rigdon from Lawrence North High School, and Claire Rightley from Avon High School.

In April, Tapp will represent Indiana at the National High School Journalism Convention in San Francisco, California.

FOOTNOTE: Quinn Fitzgerald is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

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Medics gave him CPR before taking him to Deaconess Midtown. He was in critical condition at last check.

Investigators say they’ve determined the fire was accidental.

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Congressman Larry Bucshon Moves To DC And Betrays Indiana

By Richard Moss, MD
Candidate for Congress, Republican Party,
8TH Congressional District

JASPER, IN: When a sitting Congressman lives, works, and raises his family in Washington, he represents Washington. He reflects the community he resides in. That community’s interests become his interests. It is only natural. No matter how much the Congressman tries to explain it away, he represents Washington, not Indiana’s 8th district. He has a Washington-centric view of the world. He prefers the habits and tastes of Washington. He enjoys the company of Washington insiders, the lobbyists, consultants, special interests, and other career politicians that populate that most corrupt of cities. The interests of Hoosiers are secondary.

Liberal Larry, the sellout Congressman who has moved to Washington and believes he can better represent Indiana by living in Washington, that beacon of moral rectitude, has been attacking me over domestic abuse allegations from 1993, 25 years ago, just as he did the last election cycle when he leaked the story to the Evansville Courier Press in 2016, two weeks before the primary. Even though all charges were dropped, I never touched my wife, she denies the allegations, we’re still married 25 years later, and we have 4 wonderful and accomplished children. That doesn’t matter for the morally bankrupt Congressman. He and his campaign continue to spew the filth and lies for which he is known.

Congressman ‘Sellout’ sold his district out by moving to Washington DC. He sold his district out with his Heritage Action conservative rating of 52%, an “F,” while pretending to be a conservative. He sold his district out by voting to fund sanctuary cities, amnesty, DACA, importing Syrian Muslim refugees, the EPA, Planned Parenthood, Obamacare, and more deficit spending that will bankrupt our children – rather than supporting policies Hoosiers want.

Congressman “Sellout,” is a swamp creature, a creature of Washington and the GOP Establishment. We need to drain the swamp, beginning right here in Indiana’s 8th district – by repealing and replacing Liberal Larry Bucshon and his dirty campaign tricks and fake news.

Below: Links to related articles

Confrontation With Congressman Bucshon

http://archive.courierpress.com/news/politics/elections/local/bucshons-setting-down-roots-in-dc-395620dd-dc20-44f3-e053-0100007f6193-389385301.html

https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2017/10/07/bucshon-lives-washington-and-evansville/741862001/https://city-countyobserver.com/170869-2/

https://duboiscountyherald.com/b/i-would-like-to-set-the-record-straight-mrs-moss

Dr. Richard Moss is a board certified head and neck cancer surgeon and was a candidate for Congress in 2016. He graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine and has been in practice in Jasper and Washington, IN for over 20 years. He is married with four children.

For more information visit RMoss4Congress.com. Contact us at hq@rmoss4congress.com. Find Moss For Congress on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.