S.4771

New Jersey S4771 protects speech rights of student journalists and media creators at public institutions of higher education.

New Jersey S4771 amends existing law to protect the speech rights of student journalists and employees or agents of entities creating public media at public institutions of higher education. The bill ensures that public media produced at these institutions cannot be subject to prior review by public officials. It also guarantees the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in public media for employees or agents of entities creating or distributing such media.