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Helping high school journalists
The initiative includes several Web sites and an advertising network for high school newspapers.
- www.highschooljournalism.org
The
go-to scholastic journalism site on the Web for students, their teachers/advisers,
guidance counselors and professional journalists. Content includes
skills-building exercises, lesson plans, links to high school
newspapers, a database of scholarships and links
to university journalism programs.
- ASNE High School National
Ad Network
We developed an advertising network in 2006 that
offers one-stop placement for advertisers and ad agencies, who can
be daunted by the numbers and different requirements of thousands
of high school papers nationwide. ASNE handles all key administrative details
from establishing relationships and distributing the
ads to collecting tearsheets and paying each school.
- my.highschooljournalism.org
ASNE hosts school newspapers online. The hosting service is free; there
is a one-time $50 application fee. A related site, my.schooljournalism.org,
is for elementary and middle school newspapers.
- ASNE
Journalism Partnerships
Daily newspapers seek out local high schools or school districts to
mentor and jointly submit applications to ASNE to launch or improve
a student newspaper. Funding of up to $3,000 is available for the school
newspaper if a clear need and attainable goals are demonstrated. Applications
for the following academic year are sent to the editors of daily newspapers
in the spring.
- ASNE/MCT
Campus High School Newspaper Service
We offer
stories, photos, graphics, illustrations and Web content to high school
newspapers. ASNE charges a one-time application fee of $100 to cover
its administrative costs.
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The American Editor cover article featured newspapers
that are supporting high school journalism.
Author Roz Stark of Reston, Va., selected examples from among the nearly 80
responses received from ASNE members.
- The Bay City Times
311 Fifth Street
Bay City, MI 48708
Contact: Tony Dearing, editor (tdearing@bc-times.com);
517/894-9629
Community journalism with as many as 18 high schools participating every week;
students are paid nominal fees for stories. Several students have gone on
to j-school.
- The Beaufort Gazette
P.O. Box 399
Beaufort, SC 29901
Contact: Jim Cato, editor (jcato@beaufortgazette.com);
or Cathy Harley, assistant lifestyles editor (charley@beaufortgazette.com);
843/524-3183
SideKicks, the teen page, is written by teens; staffed with 24 students (30
percent are students of color). Paper also holds journalism seminars for students.
- The Bergen Record
150 River Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Contact: Douglas Clancy, assistant managing editor (clancy@bergen.com);
201/646-4481
Participates with several New Jersey colleges in Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
Minority Journalism Workshop, as well as another program with the Newhouse
School at Syracuse University.
- The Boston Globe
P.O. Box 2378
Boston, MA 02107-2378
Contact: Anne Eisenmenger (eisenmenger@globe.com);
617/929-2894
Offers traditional high school journalism workshops with New England journalism
education association, with special outreach to urban schools. Offers sessions
on on-line journalism. Working with Highwired.net, a commercial venture, to
publish kids’ work on line.
- The Californian
P.O. Box 81091
Salinas, CA 93912
Contact: Michael Chihak, publisher (salinaspublisher@aol.com);
831/754-4201 or Yomi Wronge, Attitudes adviser (yswronge@aol.com);
831/754-4296
Has run teen page, Attitudes, for 10 years. Many students who worked on the
page now work for the paper or elsewhere in the industry. Used grants from
Newspaper Association of America Foundation to help launch high school newspapers,
offer workshops, etc. Prints school newspapers for 12 area schools.
- Chicago Tribune
435 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Contact: George Langford, public editor (glangford@tribune.com);
312/222-4291
Works with journalism advisers and student editors in Chicago area; offers
workshops, tours, critiques of student newspapers, and follow-up advice and
counsel.
- The Clarion-Ledger
201 South Congress Street
Jackson, MS 39205
Contact: Eric Stringfellow, public editor (estring@jackson.gannett.com);
601/961-7236
With grant money, purchased two computers for each of Jackson’s eight high
schools. Trying to jump start dormant school newspapers. Sends eight people
— one to each school on weekly basis — to help with software, advertising
and news/editorial. Also will run a summer workshop for advisers and students.
- The Commercial Appeal
495 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Contact: Otis Sanford, deputy managing editor (sanford@gomemphis.com);
901/529-2447
Prints and distributes a citywide youth newspaper; helps train student journalists.
The Teen Appeal, produced monthly during school year by predominantly minority
student staff, is four-way partnership among the newspaper, the school system,
the university and foundations.
- The Courier-Journal
525 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40201
Contact: Merv Aubespin, associate editor for development (maubespi@
louisv02.gannett.com); 502/582-4191
For 20 years, the paper has been sponsoring Dow Jones Newspaper Fund urban
journalism workshops at two area universities; also runs in-house workshop
and other efforts to recruit journalists of color. Has hired many who were
introduced to journalism this way. Hires high school students as summer clerks
to give writing opportunities.
- The Daily News Leader
P.O. Box 59
Staunton, VA 24402-0059
Contact: David Fritz, managing editor (dfritz@greenvil.gannett.com);
540/885-7281
Started small— working with two students and one teacher. Found that many
teachers are poorly prepared for the job of journalism adviser, and so require
help from professionals.
- Dayton Daily News
45 S. Ludlow Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Contact: John Thomson, deputy managing editor, (john_thomson@coxohio.com);
937-225-2397
Offers minority intern and mentor program for journalism, advertising, high
technology/communications and business careers. Offers part-time work and
continued mentoring.
- The Detroit Free Press
600 West Fort Street
Detroit, MI 48226
Contact: Pat Hartley, high school journalism coordinator (phartley@freepress.com);
313/222-6428
Prints all Detroit high school newspapers, working with students from 22 area
schools. School pages are included as part of full Free Press editions and
delivered only to schools (about 72,000 copies each month). Also offers summer
apprentice program; students have stories published in the "real"
paper and are paid for their work.
- The Elkhart Truth
421 South Second Street
P.O. Box 487
Elkhart, IN 46515
Contact: Terry Greenberg, editor (tgreenberg@elkhart-truth.com); 219/296-5873
Starting with Explorers’ Post, through scouting, teens learn about journalism.
Then they produce It’s Our Page, twice monthly, for area high school students.
Includes first person accounts, music reviews, information about Web sites
of interest, etc.
- The Fayetteville Observer
P.O. Box 849
Fayetteville, NC 28302
Contact: Charles Broadwell, editor (cbwell@fayettevillenc.com);
910/486-3503
Sponsors student workshops; students of color make up 30-50 percent of the
class. Kids "shadow" reporters on beats, do interviews, take photos;
they learn about, ethics, advertising, online publishing, etc. Student work
runs in the paper’s teen section. In addition, community news section carries
student-written column from every high school in home county; paper sponsors
excellence in high school journalism contest, with cash awards.
- The Herald
52 S. Dock Street
Sharon, PA 16146
Contact: James A. Raykie Jr., editor (jraykie@sharon-herald.com);
724/981-6100, ext. 230
Newspaper publishes student newspaper for each high school it covers. Students
write, edit, take photographs and Herald helps with pagination. Several times
each year, newspaper publishes student work collectively on broadsheet page.
Also has program for minority students — in eighth grade and up. Kids come
once a week to learn about computer system, news writing, etc.
- Houston Chronicle
P.O. Box 4260
Houston, TX 77210-4260
Contact: Walter Johns, assistant managing editor (walter.johns@chron.com);
713/220-7881.
For past 12 years, has run high school journalism workshop. Focuses on attracting
minority students. Students produce newspaper with articles of general interest
and of particular interest to students. Three scholarships awarded each year.
Some 15-20 graduates now work for newspapers or wire services.
- The Huntsville Times
P.O. Box 1487 West Station
Huntsville, AL 35807
Contact: Doug Mendenhall, design director and HT editor (dougm@htimes.com);
256/532-4341
Has weekly high school page; attracts students who go on to major in journalism
in college. Paper also participates in DJNF minority journalism workshop.
- The Journal Gazette
P.O. Box 88
600 West Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Contact: Craig Klugman, editor (cklugman@jg.net);
219/461-8853 or Sherry Skufca, managing editor (sskufca@jg.net);
219/461-8201
Takes part in an Indiana program in which journalism teachers spend six weeks
at the newspaper.
- The Journal News
One Gannett Drive
White Plains, NY 10604
Contact: Bill Madden, public relations director, bmadden@westches.gannett.com);
914/694-5354
Annually invites county high schools to submit best work (in several categories)
from school newspapers. Journal News staff members judge and choose winners.
All students, faculty and parents are invited to reception and awards ceremony.
- The Ledger
P.O. Box 408
Lakeland, FL 33802
Contact: Bill Blocher, assistant metro editor (wibler@aol.com);
803/802-7519
Teen section produced by kids from local high schools. Published monthly during
school year. Ledger provides project coordinators, news/design contacts, and
ad sales contacts, holds training clinics.
- Lexington Herald-Leader
100 Midland Avenue
Lexington, KY 40508-1999
Contact: Liz Petros, metro editor (lpetros@herald-leader.com);
606/231-3305
Works with DJNF in minority high school workshops at University of Kentucky
and Western Kentucky University. Also participates as site for local schools’
career education program, including practicum-type internships. High school
journalism teachers visit the paper informally — to learn what newsroom life
is like.
- The News & Observer
P.O. Box 191
215 South McDowell Street
Raleigh, NC 27602
Contact: Jean House, NIE manager (jeanhse@nando.net);
919/829-8921
Has summer internship program; helps high school students with online journalism.
Publishes online high school/college newspaper at www.nandonext.com
and as monthly page. Student reporters and editors meet once a month with
NIE staff to discuss story ideas, review Web page, etc. Monthly page in newspaper,
also student written under auspices of NIE department, has helped create interest
in journalism careers.
- The News-Press
2442 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Contact: Ronnie Ramos, managing editor (rramos@fortmyer.gannett.com);
941/335-0441
Paper visits public and private high schools recruiting students of color;
talks to principal, English and journalism teachers. Takes applications and
selects eight students. Each is paired with newsroom mentor. Students meet
three days a week for six weeks, putting together page that runs in newspaper.
Ten percent go on to major in journalism.
- The News Tribune
1950 S. State Street
Tacoma, WA 98411
Contact: Karen Baker, senior editor (Karen.Baker@mail.tribnet.com);
213/597-8606
Hired two recent high school grads as summer interns in the newsroom. Called
local school districts with strong student newspapers and good journalism
teachers and asked for candidates. Two interns going on to college in the
fall.
- Orange County Register
625 N. Grand Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92711
Contact: Larry Welborn, training editor (Larry_Welborn@link.freedom.com);
714/796-2297
Paper has "adopted" a local high school journalism program. Sends
newsroom staffers to school for lectures, training, mentoring. Provides computers
and technical support to make them work. Sponsors annual summer mentor program
and supports California Scholastic Press association’s two-week intensive
high school journalism workshop. Gives awards to high school journalists.
- The Palm Beach Post
2751 S. Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
Contact: Lynn Kalber, director of administration/newsroom (lkalber@pbpost.com);
561/820-4439
For nearly 10 years, paper has had mentoring program for high school newspapers.
Staff members volunteer to spend time each week at a high school, helping
with newspapers and talking about journalism. At the same time, they are on
the lookout for young talent, particularly minority talent.
- The Philadelphia Daily News
P.O. Box 7788
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Contact: Earnestine Young, staff writer (younge@phillynews.com);
215/854-5979
Sponsors DJNF urban journalism workshop. Paper promotes the workshop to area
English and journalism teachers; kids have to apply. Selection includes personal
interview; academic record and writing talent are considered.
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
34 Blvd. of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Contact: Edwina L. Kaikai, assistant managing editor/features (ekaikai@post-gazette.com);
412/263-1920
Paper participates in urban journalism workshop sponsored by Pittsburgh Black
Media Federation, a 17-year-old program. Students have one-week residency
program, emphasizing careers in newspapers, TV, radio and photography. Produce
4-page broadsheet, 15-minute newscast or 30-minute public affairs radio program
targeted toward teens. Graduates now have jobs all over the country.
- The Plain Dealer
1801 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
Contact: Thomas H. Greer, senior vice president (tgreer@plaind.com);
216/999-4700
|High school journalism workshop meets every Saturday for four hours during
nine-week period each winter to introduce students to business-side as well
as editorial jobs. Newspaper has some 50 staffers, including 20 who volunteer
significant amount of time, to help with workshop, serve as advisers, editors
and mentors. Twelve public and private schools send four to five students
each. Cleveland schools have diverse student population; workshop has 50 percent
students of color.
- Potomac News
14010 Smoketown Road
Woodbridge, VA 22193
Contact: Luke West, editor (lwest@potomacnews.com);
703/878-8090
Recently launched countywide student newspaper, through business/school partnership.
Potomac News set up newsroom in one high school; paper produced there (by
students, with professional journalist serving as managing editor) covers
all schools in county. Publication is monthly. Because Potomac News is publisher,
not school system, student newspaper avoids censorship that often comes with
school oversight.
- Press Journal
P.O. Drawer 1268
Vero Beach, FL 32961
Contact: David Jackson, features writer/copy editor (jackson@veropress.com);
561/978-2319
Publishes weekly section, produced by local high school students who earn
dual enrollment credit with a local community college. Section includes
features, news stories, photos, artwork, opinion pieces, reviews, reports
from middle and elementary schools. Ties in with NIE program (papers are delivered
to schools on the day the section appears).
- Record-Journal
11 Crown Street
Meriden, CT 06450
Contact: James Smith, executive editor/senior vice president (jsmith@record-journal.com);
203/317-2370
Paper sends applications to all area high schools and college journalism departments
to recruit students of color, offering full-time summer internship in newsroom
and $1500 scholarship for all four years of college. Students are expected
to join the paper after graduating. Other efforts: Editors regularly speak
to students; paper also sponsors annual writing contest for middle school
students.
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond Newspapers Inc.
P.O. Box 85333
Richmond, VA 23293
Contact: Steve Row, journalism education coordinator (srow@timesdispatch.
com); 804/649-6464
For seven years, Row — a journalist with 24 years’ experience — has worked
full time with journalism advisers and students on stories, headlines, layout,
etc. Also organizes annual all-day seminar for journalism advisers and up
to five students from each school. Partners with DJNF in urban journalism
workshop.
- The Roanoke Times
P.O. Box 2491
Roanoke, VA 24010
Contact: JoAnne Poindexter, staff writer (joannep@roanoke.com);
540/981-3232
For 14 years, the paper has had minority journalism workshops, geared for
high school students. Program runs for two weeks in early summer.
- The Saginaw News
203 S. Washington
Saginaw, MI 48607-1283
Contact: Paul Chaffee, editor (pchaffee@saginaw-news.com);
517/776-9764
Prints seven high school newspapers. Students deliver pages camera ready.
Paper makes plates, prints papers and runs promotions for Saginaw News in
student pages; has strong NIE tie-ins.
San Antonio Express-News
P.O. Box 2171
San Antonio, TX 78297
Contact: Raul Reyes, assistant managing editor/news (rreyes@express-news.net);
210/250-3113
Published special section, through NIE department, on school violence (in
aftermath of school shooting in Littleton, Colo.). Set up teen advisory board
to make paper more relevant to teenagers. Newspaper has weekly page that includes
material written and produced by members of advisory board. Also has "mainstreamed"
teen voices into news and feature stories. Talking to teens has convinced
newspaper staff that many young journalists face heavy censorship by school
officials. Paper also sponsors DJNF urban journalism workshop every summer.
San Francisco Chronicle
925 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Contact: Bobbie McClain, NIE manager (bmcclain@sfna.com);
415/777-6454
Newspaper sponsors annual high school "newspaper day" — bringing
groups from about 24 local high schools to the paper for workshops. Also working
with small local organization to develop a high school newspaper ad rep firm,
working toward one order/one bill for area’s school newspapers.
- San Francisco Examiner
110 Fifth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Contact: Sharon Rosenhause, managing editor/news (sharonr@examiner.com);
415/777-7760
Rosenhause is on board of Media Academy at Fremont High School, Oakland, Calif.,
a program for high-risk kids. Contact Steve O’Donoghue, director (steveod@hooked.net);
510/879-1126.
- San Mateo County Times
1080 S. Amphlett Boulevard
San Mateo, CA 94402
Contact: Terry Winckler, editor, (twinckler@angnewspapers.com);
650/348-4323
Paper will run junior/senior high school journalism contest; program now in
"talking stage," but will involve reporters/editors as mentors and
will include regular reviews of schools’ journalism products.
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune
P.O. Drawer 1719
Sarasota, FL 34230
Contact: Janet Weaver, executive editor (janet.weaver@herald-trib.com);
941/957-5213
Launched program for high school journalism advisers, but had only one taker.
She had internship at the paper and ongoing relationship throughout school
year, supported with classroom visits by newspaper staffers, contest judging,
advice and counsel. Two students worked in newsroom.
- The Seattle Times
P.O. Box 70
Seattle, WA 98111
Contact: Linda W.Y. Parrish, education outreach editor (lparrish@seattletimes.com);
206/464-3140
With DJNF and Seattle University, for many years Seattle Times has sponsored
two-week workshop for high school juniors and seniors of color. Students learn
reporting, interviewing, computer design, photography. Advertising students
learn how advertising revenues support news product; they design ads, visit
agencies, etc. Seattle Times follows students throughout the year to help
them prepare for college, encourage interest in newspapers.
- Springfield News-Sun
202 N. Limestone Street
Springfield, OH 45503
Contact: Tim Bucey, coordinator, Generation Gap (tim_bucey@coxohio.com);
937/328-0371
Generation Gap, targeted to teen readers, runs in Sunday paper. Newspaper
invites local students to serve on advisory board to help select content;
some write for the section. The advisory board has more than 30 students;
almost all schools in area are represented, although project is not formally
linked with the schools.
- The Star-Ledger
One Star Ledger Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102-1200
Contact: Glenn Proctor, associate editor, (gproctor@starledger.com);
973/877-4140
The Hugh N. Boyd Minorities Journalism Workshop — now in its 21st
year — is sponsored by Star-Ledger and other newspapers, with support from
IBM, Prudential, N.J. Black Journalists Association, DJNF, N.J. Press Foundation
and Rider University. Each year 16 top juniors and seniors get experience
in reporting, writing, editing, newspaper production. They produce 24-page
newspaper. To date 337 students of color have participated.
- Staten Island Advance
950 Fingerboard Road
Staten Island, NY 10305
Contact: Claire Regan, content and design editor (regan@siadvance.com);
718/981-1234, ext. 2215
High school correspondents generate stories and photos for weekly section,
reviewing movies, concerts and speaking out on issues of interest to young
people (body piercing, truancy, eating disorders, etc.). Correspondents are
paid for stories when published; expenses are covered. Newspaper also has
high school journalism program that includes shadowing, working one-on-one
with editors. Paper works with New York City’s Board of Education career program.
- St. Paul Pioneer Press
345 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Contact: Nancy Conner, reader advocate (nconner@pioneerpress.com);
651/228-5446
Works with National Scholastic Press Association, headquartered at University
of Minnesota. Sponsors DJNF urban journalism workshop. Had Cub Reporter column
during last presidential election; two high school students wrote, for pay,
on campaign issues from teen perspective, with reporters as mentors.
- Sun-Sentinel
200 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL33301
Contact: Lorraine Welsch, Next Generation editor (lwelsch@sun-sentinel.
com); 954/356-4528
Paper offers paid summer internships to high school students of color. After
training, students work in a designated editorial department. Also: Next Generation,
a year-round program, has 60 high school students who create youth pages that
run in the newspaper’s community sections and weekly entertainment guide.
Four current staff members started as teen correspondents and/or high school
summer interns. Paper also provides mentoring, awards, scholarships.
- Times Daily
219 W. Tennessee Street
Florence, AL 35630
Contact: Cathy Myers, staff writer (cathy.myers@timesdaily.com);
256/740-5733
Paper works with schools in area to produce three weekly pages aimed at students
of varying ages. High school students write page for their age level. Strip
ads at bottom of pages help cover costs.
- The Times-Picayune
3800 Howard Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70140
Contact: Lynn Cunningham, assistant to the editor (lcunning@gs.verio.net);
504/826-3345
Six-year-old high school internship program, not exclusively for minorities,
but with minority participation.
- Tribune Chronicle
240 Franklin Street, S.E.
Warren, OH 44482
Contact: Guy C. Coviello, features editor (pageone@tribune-chronicle.com);
330/841-1768
Tribune Chronicle has Explorers Post, with workshops to introduce kids to
journalism. Interested students move on to the teen page, where they generate
story ideas, do reporting, take photos, do illustrations, layout, etc.
Two students receive paid summer fellowships to get newsroom work experience.
Tribune Chronicle also works with high schools to help start or maintain student
newspapers and send some students to journalism conventions.
- Ventura County Star
5250 Ralston Street
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact: Tim Gallagher, editor (gallagher@staronline.com);
805/655-5838
Sponsors journalism contest and paid summer internship for high school student.
- Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
P.O. Box 1358
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Contact: Rick Doyle, editor (rdoyle@ubnet.com);
509/525-3300
Newspaper offers part-time job (20 hours a week during school year, 30 hours
in summer). Program begins in student’s junior year in high school and continues
for as long as he/she is interested. When student enters college and declares
journalism major, paper provides $1,000 scholarship each year. Student can
return during summers for internship.
- The Washington Post
1150 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20071
Contact: Dorothy Gilliam, director, Young Journalists Development Project
(gilliamd@ washpost.com); 202/334-7266
In past two and a half years, the newspaper (working with The Freedom Forum,
ASNE, NAA Foundation) has helped start seven high school newspapers, including
giving computers and photographic equipment. The Post helps print student
newspapers, offers mentoring by top professionals, helps sponsor a DJNF urban
journalism workshop and keeps track of young people of color who show promise,
offering scholarships and internships.
- Wisconsin State Journal
P.O. Box 8058
Madison, WI 53708
Contact: Cliff Behnke, managing editor (cbehnke@madison.com);
608/252-6105
Journalist-in-residence program has staffer visit a school for 30-60 minute
discussion with teacher and school newspaper staff. Offers basic advice on
starting a paper and comes back to critique the first issue. Paper offers
"real" newspaper tour (concentrating on newsroom); is available
for "emergency" phone calls from teachers.
- York Daily Record
122 S. George Street
P.O. Box 15122
York, PA 17405
Contact: Dennis R. Hetzel, editor and publisher (editor@ydr.com);
717/771-2011 or 717/771-2005
High school students cover graduation ceremonies. Paper sponsors high school
journalism day; it includes press conference, with congressman or sports figure.
Students do interviews and write copy for their school papers. Newspaper makes
special effort to target schools with high populations of students of color.
Here’s An Easy Way to Help: Support High School Journalism
Advisers
The Journalism Education Association, with nearly 2,000 members who are advisers
to high school publications, has nearly 600 teachers who are "certified"
or master journalism teachers. But that leaves many more, including some who
are not JEA members, without background or experience in journalism. Since many
current high school journalism advisers are nearing retirement age, the population
of these teachers may well become less experienced, not more.
- The Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune set up an internship and developed an
on-going relationship at the paper for one journalism adviser. Newsroom staffers
visit the classroom, give advice and counsel, and offer opportunities for
students to visit the newsroom.
- The Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader invites high school teachers to "learn
what it’s like in a real newsroom," says Liz Petros, metro editor. "Many
teachers acknowledge having no knowledge of the profession and being thrown
into the job. They appreciate any help."
The Kentucky Press Association offers "Basic Survival Course for Beginning
Journalism Teachers," a session that drew 33 advisers to a two-day seminar
in the summer. And Kentucky Press Association members are helping pay dues
for membership in the Kentucky High School Journalism Association.
- The Belo Foundation, Dallas, provided funding for two journalism advisers
in predominantly minority schools to attend a summer, one-week training session
for journalism advisers on media law.
Sponsored by the Student Press Law Center and the Journalism Education Association,
in 1999 the session was held at The Freedom Forum, Arlington, Va. Attendees
receive an in-depth introduction to the First Amendment and press freedom,
especially as they apply to the student press. Advisers learn the nuts and
bolts of press law: Libel, privacy invasion, copyright infringement and reporters
privilege.
Contact: Mark Goodman, executive director, Student Press Law Center: 703/807-1904;
director@splc.org; or visit SPLC’s
Web site: www.splc.org
Contact: Linda Puntney, executive director, Journalism Education Association:
785/532-7822; lindarp@ksu.edu.
NAA initative
The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Foundation currently is gathering
data for its Pipeline Project, a multifaceted investigation into the status
of high school journalism. NAA Foundation is surveying high school journalism
teachers and students, a sampling of college students in news editorial sequences
at three universities, leaders of the journalism organizations for people of
color, newspaper publishers and principals at inner-city high schools with student
populations that are predominantly young people of color.
NAA Foundation also will gather anecdotal information about what works and
what doesn’t work in the newspaper industry’s drive to increase the talent pool
of people of color who enter the profession of journalism.
The report will be released in spring 2000. In 2001 a companion report will
be released on increasing the talent pool for young people of color who are
interested in the business side of newspapers. For more information, contact
Mary Arnold Hemlinger, program and grants manager, at NAA Foundation: 703/902-1729.
To help teachers and students learn about their free press
rights
Student Press Law Center, 1815 N. Fort Myer Dr., Suite 900, Arlington,
VA 22209; www.splc.org, 703/807-1904. Mark
Goodman, executive director.
SPLC educates high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities
embodied in the First Amendment. The organization offers free legal advice to
student journalists who are facing censorship problems. SPLC’s two attorneys
are the recognized national experts in the area of student press law. SPLC encourages
students to call or e-mail the organization with questions or to discuss areas
of concern
Contact These Organizations for More Information about
High School Journalism:
- Associated Student Press, 6402 Ivarene Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90068;
323/856-4223; Becklund@earthlink.net.
Laurie Becklund, founder.
Associated Student Press is a new nonprofit venture that uses the Internet
to reach high school newsrooms. Modeled on the Associated Press, the program
promotes sharing of student work.
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Columbia University, Mail
Code 5711, New York, NY 10027-6902; www.columbia.edu/cu/cspa;
212/854-9400. Edmund J. Sullivan, director.
CSPA’s members are school publications; they receive evaluations and critical
analyses plus recognition through an awards program. CSPAA is a similar group
for advisers.
- Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, P.O. Box 300, Princeton, N.J. 08543-0300;
www.dowjones.com/newsfund;
609/452-2820. Rich Holden, executive director; Linda Waller, deputy director.
DJNF offers a way for newspapers to link up with universities and other organizations
in their areas to teach principles of news writing and editing to minority
high school and college students. The DJNF Teacher of the Year program recognizes
outstanding high school journalism teachers and provides a platform for them
to address their peers and professionals about important issues facing high
school journalists.
- The Freedom Forum
- The Newseum, The Freedom Forum World Center, 1101 Wilson Blvd,
Arlington, VA 22209; www.newseum.org;
703/284-3716. Leonard Hall, director/education programs.
The Newseum offers several programs for high school journalists and hosts
a summer workshop for journalism teachers on intensive journalistic writing
taught by a former Dow Jones Newspaper Fund High School Journalism Teacher
of the Year.
- The Freedom Forum Pacific Coast Center also offers several programs
to support diversity in the journalism profession, One Market Street,
Steuart Tower, 21st Floor, San Francisco, CA 84104; 415/281-0900.
Felix Gutierrez, senior vice president and executive director.
- High School Journalism Institute, School of Journalism, Indiana University,
940 E. 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-7108; www.journalism.indiana.edu/workshops/HSJI;
812/855-0865; dvorakj@indiana.edu.
Jack Dvorak, director.
The High School Journalism Institute is a continuing education outreach program
for secondary school students and teachers offering intensive journalistic
workshops each summer. Also offered are consulting services, and publications
and occasional research about secondary school journalism.
- Journalism Education Association, Kansas State University, 103 Kedzie
Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-1505; www.jea.org,
785/532-7822. Linda Puntney, executive director.
JEA is a national association for journalism teachers/ media advisers, with
some 2,000 members. It offers a variety of services to its members, including
a national convention for advisers and students, awards, and a certification
program for journalism advisers.
- Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, National High School
Institute, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101. Roger Boye, assistant
dean and director of undergraduate studies.
This program offers an intensive five-week course in journalism to some 90
high school students. The Bergen (N.J.) Record and The Courier-Journal, Louisville,
Ky., have offered scholarships for minority students; other newspapers are
invited to participate in the minority scholarship program.
- National Scholastic Press Association, 2221 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis,
MN 55414; www.studentpress.org;
612/625-8335.Tom Rolnicki, executive director.
NSPA’s members are high school publications. It joins JEA in offering a national
convention, plus other services to high school publications.
- Newspaper Association of America Foundation, 1921 Gallows Road, Suite
600, Vienna, VA 22182-3900; www.naa.org,
703/902-1729. Mary Arnold Hemlinger, program and grants manager (arnom@naa.org)
NAA Foundation will award 20 Student Newspaper Partnership Grants of up to
$2,500 each in "seed money" to help establish or revive secondary-school
newspapers. Grants are for creating school newspapers where none exists or
for stabilizing and strengthening those at risk. Newspapers and schools must
commit to working together. Deadline for grant applications: Feb. 29, 2000.
- The Poynter Institute, 801 Third Street South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701; www.poynter.org; 727/821-9494.
Roy Peter Clark, senior scholar.
The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists and
teachers. It offers writers’ camps for elementary and middle school students
and teachers, and has a new program to bring high school students and teachers
into contact with media professionals.
- Quill and Scroll Society, The University of Iowa School of Journalism
and Mass Communication, W312 SSH, Iowa City, IA 52242; www.uiowa.edu/~quill-sc;
319/335-3321. Richard Johns, executive director.
The national honor society for high school journalists; membership is by publication
and schools must have a charter. Quill and Scroll offers awards and publications
on topics of interest to high school journalism teachers and students.
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