Taking the Lede: Colorado Edition (2015)

One reporter conducted a Peabody-winning investigative report on Army recruitment practices that rattled the Pentagon. Another brought attention to the struggles faced by gay and lesbian teens in her high school, sparking a fierce community dialogue. Sixteen years later, at the same school, an adviser censored the school yearbook, pulling a photo of a lesbian couple from its pages and then removing the editors from their positions. When a shooting death rocked their school, a team of editors faced the gravity of the moment to support empathy and healing. These are the stories of high school journalism in Colorado in the 25 years since the state legislature passed the Colorado the Student Freedom of Expression Law. This is 'Taking the Lede: Colorado Edition.'