Teachingmedialiteracy.com: A Web-Linked Guide to Resources and Activities

 Chapter 9: Studying the News

[9.1] Studying the News and Documentaries

[9.2] Newspaper or Print News

[9.2a] Teaching Analysis of the News

[9.2b] Analysis of Newspaper Sections and Functions

[9.2c] Differences in Types and Uses of News

[9.2d] On-line News

[9.2e] Student Units on Analyzing the News

[9.2f] Blogs

[9.2g] Political Uses of Blogs

[9.2h] Editorial Perspectives

[9.2i] Newspaper Ownership

[9.2j] News Bias

[9.2k] Different aspects of news bias

[9.2l] Studying and Producing Classroom / School Newspapers

[9.3] Television and Radio News

[9.3a] Characteristics of Television News

[9.3b] Selecting News Stories

[9.3c] Accuracy / Completeness of News Coverage

[9.3d] Television News Development

[9.3e] On-line Television News

[9.3f] Sports Coverage

[9.3g] Coverage of Political Issues and Campaigns

[9.3h] Creating television news broadcasts and podcasts

[9.3i] Documentaries

[9.4] Teaching Activites

[9.5] References

Powerpoints

Chapter 9

[9.2l] Studying and Producing Classroom /
School Newspapers

Students could study their own school newspaper or other on-line school newspapers:

[9.2l.1] Yahoo Directory
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[9.2l.3] Google Directory

For further activities related to newspaper production:

[9.2l.4] Highschool Journalism.org
[9.2l.5] Bangkok Post: Writing feature stories
[9.2l.6] School newspaper unit
[9.2l.7] Jteacher.com [ lots of on-line resources related to school journalism ]
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[9.2l.9] Freedom Forum [a organization addressing First Amendment issues]

First amendment lessons/units:

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[9.2l.12a] McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum

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[9.2l.12c] People for the American Way

[9.2l.12d] ACLU: video: TV Ad: Classroom: Bill of Rights

[9.2l.12e] ACLU: video: TV Ad: Classroom: Constitutional rights

[9.2l.12f] First Amendment Center

[9.2l.12g] Society of Professional Journalists: Ethics in Journalism

[9.2l.12h] Vanderbilt University: First Amendment Center

[9.2l.12i] The Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press: First Amendment Handbook

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[9.2l.12k] Student Press Law Center

[9.2l.12l] Free Speech Movement

[9.2l.12m] Dick Flacks: Information Technology and Participatory Democracy: Some Contradictions

[9.2l.12n] Free Press.net

[9.2l.12o]  Media Access Project

[9.2l.12p]  Committee to Protect Journalists

[9.2l.12q] The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

[9.2l.12r]  Society of Professional Journalists

[9.2l.12s] Journalism Education Association Scholastic Press Rights
Commission

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[9.2l.12u] Student Press Law Center’s Copyright Duration Calculator

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Lots of journalism units/activities:

[9.2l.13] edHelper.com
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[9.2l.15] Annenberg Media, Learner.org: News Writing

[9.2l.16] Annenberg Media, Learner.org: Interviews

[9.2l.17] NewsU: free online journalism courses

[9.2l.18] American Press Institute: Getting Plugged In: How Teachers Can Weave the Web into Reporting Classes

[9.2l.19] American Society of Newspaper Editors: resources for teaching high school journalism

[9.2l.20] Myhighschooljournalism.org: a high school newspaper Web hosting service from the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

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[9.2l.20b]High School Publishing.com: newspaper Web hosting site

[9.2l.21] Poynteronline: High school journalism

[9.2l.22] Poynteronline: Tip Sheet for High School Journalists

[9.2l.23] Plugged In: Using the Internet for High School Journalism

[9.2l.24] Myhighschooljounalism.org: Directory of high school newspapers

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[9.2l.26] For Journalism Teachers Only: resources for journalism teachers

[9.2l.27] Lakewood (Ohio) High School: journalism assignments

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[9.2l.29] CNN Student News Teacher Resources

[9.2l.30] U.S. News Classroom

[9.2l.31] PBS: NewsHour Extra

Further Reading:

Hall, H. L.  (2003).  High school journalism.  New York: Rosen.

Kanigel, R.  (2006).  Student newspaper survival guide.  Boston: Blackwell Publishers

Levin, M.  (2000). The reporter's notebook: Writing tools for student journalists. New York: Mind-Stretch Publishing.

Levin, M.  (2004). Kids in print: Publishing a school newspaper.  New York: Mind-Stretch Publishing.

Osborn, P.  (1998). School newspaper adviser's survival guide.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.


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