Grace E. Marion
Grace E. Marion is an American journalist and First Amendment activist.
Early life and education
Marion attended the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media.[1], graduating in 2019. She is expected to graduate with a graduate degree from UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism in 2024[2].
Activism
Marion was the Editor-in-Cheif at the Playwickian, newspaper of Neshaminy High School, in 2016-2018 where she battled attending censorship policies [3] [4]. Years of growing hostilities [5] led to conflict between student and administrators [6].
In 2018, after a landmark investigative report on sexual harassment policies at her school, Marion made national news for her work. Marion boycotted her graduation[7] [8]in response to the school's mishandling of sexual misconduct issues [9]and what she says was consistent issues [6] with school administrators acting in retaliation against newspaper writers. The school's censorship is considered one of the stricter in the nation[10].
Career
Marion served as an intern for Mississippi Today [11] in the summer of 2019, before taking on a contributing position at the Mississippi Free Press[12].
Marion served as head editor at Missy, the first LGBTQ+ Magazine at the University of Mississippi[13], and host for the magazine's weekly radio show [14].
Achievements
Robert M. McCord FOIA Diamond Award, 2022 [15] [16].
Robert D.G. Lewis First Amendment Award, 2019
Huge Hefner Foundation First Amendment Award, 2019[17]
Sourcing
Marion's work was cited in ACLU lawsuit RASH V. LAFAYETTE COUNTY [18] and the dissertation "REMEMBERING TO FORGET: Correcting the False History of the Lost Cause in the American South Through Damnatio Memoriae." [19]
References
- ↑ "Grace Marion Archives". School of Journalism and New Media.
- ↑ "Students". UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
- ↑ Bowen, Por Alison (February 25, 2016). "Girl Journalists at Forefront of School Censorship". Women's eNews.
- ↑ "She fought her Bucks County high school on censorship; now, she's gone national". The Morning Call.
- ↑ "'Growing hostility' between student media and administrators". investigativereportingworkshop.org.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Marion, Grace. "Editor-in-Chief makes last stand".
- ↑ Kast, Monica (June 19, 2018). "High school editor boycotts graduation after school suppresses sexual misconduct records and censors stories". Student Press Law Center.
- ↑ Mastricolo, Patricia. "Journalism isn't a Hobby — Why Students Deserve the Full Force of the First Amendment – Comic Book Legal Defense Fund".
- ↑ "Student journalist investigates lack of sexual misconduct records for teachers". Columbia Journalism Review.
- ↑ Perry, Andre (July 10, 2018). "When students are better role models than school leaders". The Hechinger Report.
- ↑ "Grace Marion". Mississippi Today.
- ↑ Marion, Grace. "Grace Marion, Author at Mississippi Free Press".
- ↑ Clark, J. B. (October 19, 2021). "Missy, New LGBTQ+ Literary Magazine, Launches Thursday". Ole Miss News.
- ↑ "Staff". Missy Magazine.
- ↑ "Society of Professional Journalists | Arkansas Pro Chapter". Society of Professional Journalists | Arkansas Pro Chapter.
- ↑ Brown, Adam (August 22, 2022). "Three UM Alumni Recognized for Outstanding Reporting".
- ↑ Christie Hefner, opinion contributor (May 15, 2019). "The fight for free speech intensifies as threats escalate".
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Rash v. Lafayette County". ACLU of Mississippi. April 22, 2021.
- ↑ Dixon, Alicia (October 1, 2020). "REMEMBERING TO FORGET: Correcting the False History of the Lost Cause in the American South Through Damnatio Memoriae". Art Antiquity & Law. 25 (3): 189–208 – via go.gale.com.
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