The following is an excerpt from a press release.
Gary Green, the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, will give the 2025 Future of the First Amendment Lecture on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. in the JSAC Roscoe Williams Ballroom on Augusta University’s Summerville Campus.
Green’s talk is titled “Student Journalism IS Journalism: We Must Protect Their Rights.” Green will talk about student journalists’ roles in countering news deserts and the threats and opportunities they face as young professionals working in university environments.
For six years prior, Green served as digital director of University of Florida’s student-driven Innovation News Center and deputy news director for WUFT, the NPR and PBS affiliate for north central Florida. During that time, he managed award-winning coverage—breaking news, daily and enterprise stories, investigative and long-form projects—across TV (PBS), radio (NPR), web and social media platforms.
The Student Press Law Center promotes, supports and defends the First Amendment and free press rights of student journalists and their advisers. Founded in 1974, the nonprofit, nonpartisan SPLC is based in Washington, D.C.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and the AU Libraries. Support also comes from the AU Department of Communication, the AU Student Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Phoenix, the Bell Ringer and JagNews, as well as the Augusta Press.