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- ACP - studentpress.org - NSPA - This site supports high school students in their efforts to improve their publications. Their sourcebook offers great resources of importance to student journalists.
www.studentpress.org/index.html
- Detroit Free Press' JobsPage - More than just a site on journalism jobs: The Detroit Free Press covers internships, music to listen to while searching for a job, and a section for high school journalists.
www.freep.com/jobspage/index.htm
- Fairness and accuracy in reporting - FAIR is a national media watch group which offers documented criticism of media bias and censorship in order to help the public become media activists rather than passive consumers of news.
www.fair.org
- Growing Journalists and Readers - Journalist tells about helping a fifth-grade class begin a school newspaper. Includes practical tips for starting a paper.
www.asne.org/kiosk/editor/99.mar-apr/holland1.htm
- High School Journalism - Presented by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, this site has resources for student journalists, teachers, editors of student journalists, and guidance counselors.
www.highschooljournalism.org
- High School Journalism Guide - This site offers writing tips from professionals in the field, geared to High School journalists. Topics offered include finding stories, conducting interviews, effective reporting and editing strategies.
www.poynter.org/centerpiece/highschool/index.htm
- Kev's Journalism Site - Personal page by a budding teen journalist seeking work experience and help from journalists and reporters. Includes news links and a film quiz.
www.ready2xl.co.uk/journalism.html
- KidNews - A free news and writing service for students around the globe.
www.kidnews.com
- Kids Courier - Official internet newspaper for kids. Features up-to-date information on news, sports, weather, games, books, movies and kids' writing.
www.kidscourier.com/kc/index.php3
- New York Times Learning Network - An online current and special events news site for grades 3-12; updated weekdays during the school year.
www.nytimes.com/learning
- Newspaper Definitions - Want to know what reporters are talking about? Learn the jargon of the newspaper industry here.
www.freep.com/jobspage/high/jargon.htm
- Paper Lake Times - Students learn journalism through articles and quizzes, "interview" sources, write their own stories, and receive advice from working journalists.
www.geocities.com/paperlake2000
- Political links - compendium sites devoted to media, democracy and politics
128.103.179.51/resourcelinks.htm
- Reporting The Times - This site, geared toward upper elementary and middle school students, is run by a journalist in Michigan and is one of the best serious kid's journalism sites around. The articles are written by journalists for free and are short and concise.
web.archive.org/web/*/www.reportingthetimes.com
- Silver Chips Online - Online version of Montgomery Blair High School's award winning student newspaper.
mbhs.edu/silverchips
- The News: The Process Behind the Presentation - A virtual tour behind the scenes of three major popular media outlets--online news, broadcast journalism and printed news. Includes the stories of those who get the news to the public.
library.thinkquest.org/18764/index.html
- The Pulitzer Prizes - Tells about the most prestigious award in the history of journalism.
www.pulitzer.org
- Time for Kids | Magazines | TFK MAGAZINE | ARCHIVE - Time for Kids news article archive
www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/archive
- Using the Web as a Journalism Tool - This useful section offers tips on finding information on the web. Articles of interest to student journalists include where to find law information, finding data online, and writing short-writing well.
poynter.org/dj
- YouthInk - Teaches young people how to do interviews, write copy, and use HTML to publish on the web. Explores current environmental and social issues. Helps students get their writings published. Requires free registration.
www.youthinkit.com
- The Write Site - Introduces middle schoolers to the world of journalism. Trace the history of journalism in the United States, learn how to find the information you need through research, and discover a style of writing that fits you.
www.writesite.org
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