For high school teachers and students
This site offers excellent resources for students and teachers. Students are provided with story coverage ideas, journalism contests, workshops and conventions, links to hundreds of high school papers, information on journalism schools and careers and other helpful resources to enhance their journalism skills. Teachers can browse through information to help in the classroom, such as teaching tips, influential first amendment court cases and scholarships and grants available for high school journalists. Similar resources are available for guidance departments and editors.
The online resource for educators and students is an excellent site for high school journalism. It provides helpful advice concerning all types of journalism. Detailed resources are available for popular subjects such as press law, photojournalism and writing. The site also covers specifics like typography, artwork, style manuals and desktop publishing. Helpful teaching tools are available including lesson plans, handouts, power point presentations and slide shows. This site is a must have for journalism teachers, particularly new advisers. It is one of the top sites for journalism education.
Explores the status of journalism and news media in high schools across the country. Indiana University conducted a nationwide survey concerning the role of journalism in high school. The resulting statistics, ranging from the number of minority students in the newsroom to the amount of school funding to adviser background, are posted along with bar graphs. This is an excellent site for advisers.
The site provides resources for the creative side of yearbook and newspaper production, such as design, writing and photography. Ethics, censorship and copyright are covered. The site also concentrates on topics such as advertising, marketing and fundraising. Again, this site is an excellent resource for advisers, editors and staff members of high school newspapers.
The Web site of the National Scholastic Press Association at the University of Minnesota gives information about conventions and contests of interest to high school journalists. It also highlights deadlines for other national contests.
The Student Press Law Center advocates for the freedom of press in high schools. Their Web site offers advice and legal assistance to students and educators. Students can learn about their rights and responsibilities as a journalist. SPLC provides free legal service from lawyers specializing in the First Amendment, seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Site provides contact information for national and regional journalism associations.
General journalism sites
One of the top journalism Web sites, Poynteronline provides students with a multitude of tools to become better journalists. Print, television, radi, and online journalism are all covered by the Web site, which is produced by the Poynter Center in St. Petersburg, Florida. Extensive resources are available for topics such as writing, editing, photography and design and graphics. Leadership and diversity in the newsroom are also addressed. Journalism books and resource tools for the classroom are available at the Web site bookstore.
Students can find the latest headlines, read about the plights of journalists fighting for freedom around the world and check out past journalists who have influenced the field. The electronic museum showcases the best in photojournalism, reporting, design and editorial cartoons and writing.
Students can access dozens of journalism organizations through this host site. Groups include the Asian American Journalists Association, Unity Journalists of Color and the Education Writers Association.
Site allows you to search for specific newspapers, television news programs, radio broadcasts and other journalism outlets around the world. Also provides tips on how to find people, use resource tools and locate facts for articles.
Statistics about television, video and computer games, the Internet, film and video and print media are available for teachers, students and journalists.
The University of Maryland’s journalism Web site provides a reporter’s guide to the Internet. The easy to navigate site provides government and law information pertinent to maintaining free speech, regarding subjects like the court system, politics and federal and state government. Also included are helpful hints on how to research public records, use maps and directories and search the Internet.
Site supplies thousands of free research tools for journalists. Students can search for information on people, companies, government, media and other topics. News beats are also listed.
The Web site of the Columbia Journalism Review done by the Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism offers resource guides, technical information, language tips and other helpful information, as well as providing the latest stories about the news business.
- Editor and Publisher”:http://www.mediainfo.com/editorandpublisher/index.jsp
Students can read about the latest news in the world of journalism.
Journalism association sites
The Web site is presented by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, an organization for daily newspaper editors. It offers information on newsroom diversity, how to gain credibility as a staff and how to build a journalism resume while in high school. Resources to further your career are also provided, such as internships and job fair postings.
SPJ provides this site, through which they work to promote accuracy, timeliness and comprehensiveness in the newsroom. Site offers resources on ethics, diversity and other journalism educational topics. Information on how to build your journalism career, such as internship and job listings, is listed, as well as journalism awards and contests.
The NAA, an organization representing 90 percent of the daily newspapers in the U.S., supplies advice on how to raise ad sales and revenue, create a diverse newsroom, and increase readership. The site is geared towards professional journalists, but offers specific resources for students and educators. Helpful books are available for purchase.
Web site of the Society of Newspaper Design with lots of information about newspaper and Web site design.
The National Association of Black Journalists Web site contains information on the organization’s news, scholarships and awards. In addition, there are links to jobs, becoming a member and news stories.
The Asian American Journalists Association Web site provides information on becoming a member and current events the association is hosting. Also, there are links to scholarships, internships and jobs.
The National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association New York Chapter’s Web site contains more information about the organization and links to jobs, events and members.
The Web site for the Native American Journalists Association not only includes information on the organization and how to become a member, but also provides links to job/internship opportunities, scholarships available and upcoming events.
The homepage for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists contains information about the organization and how to join. Also it provides a link for students containing information regarding scholarships, internships, programs and much more.
