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Radio News: Edward R. Murrow

For Students 9th - 10th
This site not only gives a biography of Murrow with a look at his career as a radio and television journalist, but also has 4 audio clips of actual radio reports he gave. Very interesting. Use the links at the bottom of the page.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Henry Luce

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting reading material about Henry Luce, founder of 'Time', 'Fortune', 'Sports Illustrated', and 'Life' magazines, who became one of America's leading mass communicators. Includes a career timeline, video clips, and a personal...
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Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Journalist

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a journalist, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and future job outlook. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Kansas State University: Landon Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Kansas State University gives a transcript of a question and answer session given by Bob Woodward in March of 2000. Topics cover Watergate and President Clinton.
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The American Journalism Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an excellent newsletter-style site for the American Journalism Review. Aside from a ton of articles and pertinent information, it offers essential resources, first rate tools, and a huge database for journalists.
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Broadcasting Board of Governors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Promoting reliable and balanced journalism, the Broadcasting Board of Governors provides a comprehensive history, goal-set and ongoing intentions for international public broadcasting. The BBG seeks to provide unbiased and uncensored...
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The National Association of Science Writers

For Students 9th - 10th
With beginnings in 1935, this group incorporated twenty years later and has grown steadily since. Visit its well designed information packed site here. There is a members-only section which requires a fairly simple registration.
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National Scholastic Press Association

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
If you are involved in any way with a school newspaper, yearbook or other school publication, you should be familiar with the national Scholastic Press Association. Teachers or students with an interest in design, article ideas, or legal...
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The Working Reporter: A Resource for Journalists

For Students 9th - 10th
A great all-in-one news site, the Working Reporter provides national and international news, updated constantly with a running ticker so you can add to your own Web page for free.
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Society of Professional Journalists: Ethics

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of Society of Professional Journalists' code of Ethics. Created by media ethicist Jay Black, Ph.D., the site includes links to resources and information of SPJ's ethics hotline.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Edward R. Murrow Broadcasting History

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR takes a look at a biography written about Edward R. Murrow, a distinguished broadcast journalist. Features an interview with the author, excerpts from the book, and audio clips of some of Murrow's most famous broadcasts including the...
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Newswriting for Radio: Leads & Teases

For Students 9th - 10th
If you need to write a radio news story, you must stop here. You can find all you ever needed to know and more on how to be a great radio journalist.
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Boston University

How to Conduct a Multi Ethnic Team Reporting Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers a phenomenal plan for assembling a culturally diverse journalism team to work on a story (or series of stories) of social significance. This extensive guideline provides step by step instructions. (Note: some links may...
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The Freedom Forum Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Freedom Forum site is dedicated to promoting a free press. Journalism education and "improving understanding between the media and the public" are a major focus. Budding journalists will enjoy this site. Includes links to news...
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University of Oregon

Interviewing Tips: Listen and Respond

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In-depth & interesting presentation on how to conduct interviews. Includes tools of the trade such as tape records -- benefits & disadvantages of using them -- along with important do's & don'ts. A few tips on how to maintain...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Woman Who Helped Anne Frank Dies at 100 by Teri Schultz, Npr

For Students 5th - 6th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Five Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Since a recent Stanford study showed that students at practically all grade levels can't determine fake news from the real stuff, the push to teach media literacy has gained new momentum. This article gives five quality examples of...
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Oregon State University

Oregon State University: Academic Programs, College of Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links for those interested in agricultural careers. The site has links to the many degree possibilities, the links explain what kind of degree is needed and what kind of jobs such a degree will support.
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The Alicia Patterson Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information about Alicia Patterson, editor and publisher of Newsday for more than 22 years, and the one-year grants the foundation awards to working journalists. The grants must be used to complete projects of...
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iCivics

I Civics: News Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this library of mini-lessons to teach students to recognize high-standards journalism so they can make informed judgments about the information coming at them and to help them identify and deal with misinformation, bias, opinion, and...
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The History of the First Ten Newspapers in America

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a brief history of the first ten newspapers printed in colonial America.
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Other

Media Line: Interactive Resource for Television Industry

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a multimedia information center for journalists working (or hoping to work) in television. Great visuals and reader-friendly copy.
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History of Alternative Journalism in 20th Century

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains a timeline of the history of alternative journalism beginning in 1900. Includes description & brief discusses of various alternative publications.
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iCivics

I Civics: Mini Lesson A: Monetization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn that news is a business and how news providers monetize the news through advertisements and consider how the news/profit relationship affects journalism and news audiences.