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Moments in Black History: Milestones in African American Journalism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains six pages of a timeline with individual events of African American history in journalism. Starts in 1541 with event in Mexico.
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Usc Annenberg: Online Journalism Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A review of journalistic issues and news, the OJR covers journalism worldwide, especially in cyberspace.
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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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PBS

Pbs: Yellow Journalism and Fake News: Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about the rise of yellow journalism and the fine if occasionally wavering line between sensationalism and fake news in this series of videos from the American Masters film Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People. Learn about the...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Romanian Revolution, Broadcast Live

For Students 9th - 10th
On December 22, 1989, the Romanian revolution was the first revolution to be broadcast live.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: News Writing With Scholastic Editors

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent site for learning about news writing. This site is an in-depth workshop that takes you through the news writing process step by step by providing examples and tips.
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Bea: The Broadcast Education Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Established in 1955, the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) has expanded its scope to include all aspects of telecommunications and electronic media. Their nicely designed home page gives a good overview of covered topics.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Write It: Journalism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This workshop launches will launch students into the writing process. Read advice from Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nigel Jaquiss, and read work from other students. The Sandwich Critique is an excellent way to peer review. Finally,...
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Online Journalism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this site for analyzing the effectiveness and techniques of several aspects of web news. Pop up windows guide viewers to important questions about what they will view.
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Aejmc: Association for Education Journalism & Mass Communication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
With memberships in thirty different countries, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication site boasts a newsletter-style design. A well defined index and speedy search setup make for easy navigation. Educators,...
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Interactive Journalism Institute for Middle Schoolers

For Students 5th - 8th
IJIMS is a project designed to introduce students from underrepresented populations to digital, web-based journalism opportunities. Participants create an online magazine to learn computational thinking via digital media, interactive...
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Ncra: Careers in Court Reporting & Broadcast Captioning

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in exploring a career in court reporting or broadcast captioning? This site describes job responsibilities, salary, and employment outlook.
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School Journalism: Basic Interviewing and Reporting

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Need a way to start off your journalism class for the year? This class period unit for High School Journalism can start you off on the right foot.
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PBS

Crucible of Empire: Yellow Journalism

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a larger site about the Spanish-American War, this article talks about the advent of "yellow journalism" and its role in pushing the war on the American public.
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Newswriting for Radio: Three Styles of Radio Newswriting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A great Newscript site offering links to different styles of broadcast newswriting.
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CNN

Cnn: Anatomy of a Story

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A fun interactive site for finding out what happens in all departments of a broadcast newsroom.
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PBS

Pbs: The Black Press: Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
At this PBS site, read about the histories of eight African-American newspapers: The Chicago Defender, The California Eagle, The Afro-American, The Pittsburgh Courier, Amsterdam News, Atlanta Daily World, Freedom's Journal, and Norfolk...
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Newswriting for Radio: Glossary of Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here are terms you should familiarize yourself with broadcast journalism or radio news is in your future.
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Newswriting for Radio: News Judgment: Polls, Surveys, and Studies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
So you want to be a great broadcast journalist? You should take a look at this site! It offers tons of info and pointers on radio journalism.
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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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PBS

Pbs: American Photography: A Century of Images

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site to the PBS series, this site chronicles the growth of photography, both in our private lives and in the public world of news and journalism. The site includes narrative from the series as well as images and teaching...
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Secondary Lesson Guide for Writing Journalism

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent lesson plan page geared towards teachers and students interested in learning how to write feature stories and also learn basic writing tenets. Very practical site.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Reporters, Correspondents, & Broadcast Analysts

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on a group of careers surrounding radio and television broadcasting.
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Missouri School of Journalism: Pictures of the Year International

For Students 9th - 10th
For more than 65 years, the Missouri School of Journalism has sponsored the Pictures of the Year International photojournalism competitions. View the current year's winning photographs in the Winners Gallery, and see past winners in the...

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