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The UK's only news agency run by young people from inner city bureau, providing news and comment for the local and national media.
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Children's Express Young people need support when they receive their exam results whatever the grade. Guardian Unlimited, August 25 2005 Life after the London bombings How have young Londoners and their parents reacted to the terrorist attacks? Reach for the Sky website,...Tells about the most prestigious award in the history of journalism.
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The Pulitzer Prizes historyarchive2003...An online current and special events news site for grades 3-12; updated weekdays during the school year.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/
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.
http://www.fair.org/
Online version of Montgomery Blair High School's award winning student newspaper.
http://silverchips.mbhs.edu/
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.
http://poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=5180
News articles by teens on various topics of interest, including a geography, history, and space section.
http://www.simpsonstreetfreepress.org/
Personal page by a budding teen journalist seeking work experience and help from journalists and reporters. Includes news links and a film quiz.
http://www.ready2xl.co.uk/journalism.html
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.
http://www.writesite.org/
Want to know what reporters are talking about? Learn the jargon of the newspaper industry here.
http://www.freep.com/jobspage/high/jargon.htm
A journalist tells about helping a fifth-grade class begin a school newspaper. Includes practical tips for starting a paper.
http://www.asne.org/kiosk/editor/99.mar-apr/holland1.htm
Supports high school students in their efforts to improve their publications. Their sourcebook offers great resources of importance to student journalists.
http://www.studentpress.org/index.html
Presented by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Has resources for student journalists, teachers, editors of student journalists, and guidance counselors.
http://www.highschooljournalism.org/
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.
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Newspaper jobs JobsPage Inexpensive newsroom training Build on your success The 100 biggest Relationships to internships Use web to prep for interviews On-line stress test Finding, using sources Have we got a career for you! The A-list: Good papers Preparing your portfolio Guide...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.
http://www.youthinkit.com/
Offers writing tips from professionals in the field, geared to High School journalists. Includes finding stories, conducting interviews, effective reporting and editing strategies.
http://www.poynter.org/centerpiece/highschool/
Students learn journalism through articles and quizzes, "interview" sources, write their own stories, and receive advice from working journalists.
http://www.geocities.com/paperlake2000/
Features lesson plan on the country to develop students' research and informative writing skills.
http://www.viterbo.edu/academic/...n/edu250/sljohnson/Sam'spage.htm
Learn how a newspaper is put together from news and opinion to cartoons, advertising, distribution and recycling.
http://thecouriermail.com.au/extras/headstart/newspaper_page.htm
An online newspaper for teens to report news from their countries, exchange opinions on everything from foreign affairs to fashion trends, and learn about teen issues around the world.
http://www.teenworldnews.com
A newspaper created and maintained by Philadelphia youth ages 14 to 20. The newspaper provides an opportunity for youth to voice their opinion about issues that concern them.
http://voices_of_youth.tripod.com/
An international online magazine written by kids on topics that range from music, movies, games, technology, fashion, poems, and sports.
http://www.kidsthinklink.com/
Interactive guide to designing and writing a newspaper, with FAQ and step-by-step instructions.
http://www.crayon.net/
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.
http://library.thinkquest.org/18764/