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Broadcasting and Cable Online Magazine

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting insider's look at the world of Broadcast media. You'll find everything from job opportunities to the latest news about the networks at this well designed site.
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Media College

Media College: How to Write a News Story

For Students 9th - 10th
The process in writing TV news stories is analyzed in this Media College site. Writing press releases and what makes a story newsworthy are a added bonus to the viewer.
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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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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Cnn Debuted as the First Television News Network in 1980

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
These lesson plans relate to the gathering and production of news and creating a visual timeline. There are links to other lesson plan ideas, as well as web links, and a brief bibliography. SL.11-12.2 Eval&Integrate sources
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Media Smarts

Media Awareness Network: What's in a Word? Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Help 5th through 7th graders explore the power of words and their capacity to influence our thinking with this lesson from the Media Awareness Network. An easy-to-print .pdf version is linked from the top of the page.
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Ire: Investigative Reporters and Editors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This non-profit group was created in 1975 as a networking tool for the exchange of ideas and attitudes concerning the quality of investigative reporting for the media. Site is newsletter-style with up-to-date information.
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Indiana Public Media: A Moment of Science: Videos, Podcast, and Radio Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Moment of Science, a two-minute public radio broadcast on topics of the day with a science twist, publishes a range of ancillary material that aligns with its daily coverage of science news. Includes an archive of past shows, articles,...
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Arizona State University

Arizona State: A Journalist's Guide to the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a comprehensive collection of links, lists, and records for working journalists of all ages. Click on one of the many links for a detailed look at content.
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New York University

Center for Religion and Media: The Revealer

For Students 9th - 10th
The Revealer blogs about religious issues of the day and how the press covers them. Includes a useful selection of links to a wide range of religion news resources (including other blogs).
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Glaad: Media Reference: Transgender Glossary of Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
This reference guide provides information about using the proper terms when discussing and writing about transgender individuals.
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Media History Digital Library: Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of original magazines that document the evolution of the American broadcasting industry from 1896 to 1964, covering radio, television, and motion pictures.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nova: Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The NOVA collection on PBS LearningMedia contains over 1500 resources from NOVA's broadcast and digital productions that educators can use in their lessons to spark and enrich student knowledge of STEM (Science Technology Engineering...
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Other

Freedom Forum: Privacy and the Press

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the issues of privacy and the press over time.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Off Book Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the art, the people, and the culture of the digital revolution with Off Book. This revolutionary program from PBS Digital Studios combines top-tier journalism with the underground, and often ignored, subject matter of today's...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Broadcast and Sound Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about careers for broadcast and sound technicians. Includes information about the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Evening News Tom Brokaw

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an interview of Tom Brokaw that investigates the importance and impact of the Evening News shows put on by the big broadcast networks.
Website
Other

Nabj: National Association of Black Journalists

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From the largest media organization for people of color, this imaginative site is graphically clever with content to support it. Interesting reading for all journalists, as well as a great teaching tool for anyone interested in effective...
Professional Doc
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The Humanitas Prize

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This award is given to encourage those who create contemporary media to use their immense power in a humanistic way, to enrich as well as entertain their viewers.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Watching the Clock: Building Media Savvy Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A lesson that leads students to an understanding of the time constraints on broadcast news by applying data-collecting and data-display skills. Students will learn to identify the main difference between publicly funded news programs...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Documentary: A Fragile Trust: Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan explores the Jayson Blair story and other cases where journalists have breached the code of ethics in their efforts to get the story out. Students will examine the journalism code of ethics and its importance. They will...
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Other

Before and After: The New Face of Nightly News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interesting article follows the return of "hard" news to the 3 evening newscasts from June to October 2001. Includes infographics and source material.
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Other

Wired.com: The Age of Paine

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from Wired Magazine describing Paine's use of the media to support the Revolution and comparing it to use of modern media such as TV, radio and the Internet.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: News Writing: Interviews

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A variety of news writing interviews from professionals in the field. Some examples of the professionals include Andy Rooney, Kurt Loder, and Joyce Davis.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nova: Web Original Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Since 1974, NOVA has been the most watched prime-time science series on television. The NOVA website has been pioneering new forms of original web content since it debuted in 1996. NOVA's mission to make science accessible to viewers and...