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Out of the Fire
Students share ideas about a lead for a breaking news story regarding the California wildfires. They brainstorm angles for a series of news items and write analysis papers that address the tone and content of a piece published in The New...
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Interpreting a Story from a News Article
Students read and retell a story form out of the newspaper. They write to communicate ideas, stories, letters, simple explanations, and short reports. They edit and perfect their projects for homework, and they share their work with the...
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News
Students examine the four main media sources; radio, television, Internet and newspapers, while they determine the reasons that for knowing world news. They write articles to go with given newspaper headlines. They discuss the news and...
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Report on a Reporter
Learners listen as a local reporter visits their classroom. They write them a thank you note and develop their own questions to ask them. They practice using proper sentence structure and grammar.
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Play Reporters
Learners are given an article from a local newspaper. They summarize the article and participate in a broadcast over the articles.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Reporters, Correspondents, & Broadcast Analysts
This resource provides information on a group of careers surrounding radio and television broadcasting.
Other
Newseum: War Stories
What is it like to be a war correspondent? This is an exhibit from the Newseum that explores what goes into the reporting of covering a war. Discusses the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, and...
Princeton Review
The Princeton Review: Career Television Reporter
An overview of the career of a television reporter, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and the future outlook for jobs. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
Latimer Clarke Corporation
Atlapedia Online
This site provides both physical and political maps of countries of the world in full color. Also contains key facts and statistics.
Other
Journalist Express: Homepage
This site from Journalist Express lists more links than you could visit in a lifetime. This is another site to save for future reference.
Other
Power Reporting: Computer Assisted Reporting in the Newsroom
Read about a 10-step program for implementing a workable program for using computers in the newsroom consistently and effectively. Journalism today is increasingly reliant on computer-based technology.
Other
Ona: The Online News Association
With access virtually unrestricted, this site was created by journalists to help raise the standards of news reporting currently available via the Internet.
Washington State University
Washington State University: The Myth of Objectivity in Journalism, a Commentary
Scholarly discussion of objectivity and subjectivity as it exists, according to the author, in the world of journalism. Promotes critical thinking about how the news is gathered, written, and disseminated.
CNN
Cnn: Newspaper Won't Identify Sources in Bombing
Remember Richard Jewell? He was the man accused of being the Olympic bomber by anonymous sources. Jewell was cleared and sued the paper for libel. Links to related stories allows viewers to follow Jewell's story.
Fun Trivia
Fun Trivia: Famous Journalists and Reporters
Take this quick FunTrivia.com quiz and find out how much you know about television journalists and reporters. Background information is provided with the answers after the quiz is scored.
PBS
Iowa Public Television: Explore More News
Investigate an issue related to genetic engineering, energy, working landscapes or water quality. Write several articles that define the issue, describe the different views on the issue and explain why people should be interested in this...