Establishes the "Cronkite Journalistic Standards and New Voices Act" to protect the freedom of press in school-sponsored media

HB 2918, the "Cronkite New Voices Act," protects student journalists in public high schools and colleges by guaranteeing their right to publish school-sponsored media (like student newspapers or broadcasts) without censorship for political or controversial content. It defines "school-sponsored media" as student-created content distributed broadly to students, not just in classrooms, and prohibits schools from suppressing it solely due to controversy. The bill allows schools to restrict content only for specific, legally defined reasons like libel, threats, safety disruptions, or violations of law, but not for subjective disagreements. It also shields student-media advisors from retaliation for upholding these rights and clarifies that schools or staff cannot be held liable for student publications unless they actively participated in or failed to stop prohibited content.