Center for Scholastic Journalism

03/02/2024

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Tomorrow’s Nellie Bly may be working on student media today

If one of journalism’s jobs is to give voice to the voiceless, we should pay close attention to women in the field, especially in March, which is Women’s History Month.

This is a good time, according to the special website of the Library of Congress and other entities in Washington, D.C., to “commemorate and encourage the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women….”

What female journalists come to mind? Possibly historical figures like Nellie Bly, really named Elizabeth Jane Cochran, who broke the record of Jules Verne’s fictional character and went around the world in 72 (not 80) days. But she also wrote about issues no one spoke oft at the time: bad conditions for women in factories and abuse from male family members. Such subjects meant the Pittsburgh Dispatch, where she worked at the time, lost advertisers, so her editor let her only write about fashion and social events. For more: https://jeasprc.org/tomorrows-nellie-bly-may-be-working-on-student-media-today/

Two high school students, participants in the Dow Jones News Fund workshop at Kent State University in 2001, interview each other for the first story they had to write. Getting an early start …

04/24/2017

Journalism really does teach it all!

04/03/2016

by Stan Zoller, MJE The cantankerous tone and rhetoric of the 2016 presidential primary races has raised more than a few eyebrows. That’s not breaking news. What may be of note for journalists, and…

12/29/2015

04/30/2015

Can you imagine teaching and advising a scholastic journalism program without putting the rules of the road first?

While students are infatuated and seemingly obsessed with online and social media, the essential fundamentals of journalism – including laws and ethics – need to, as “boring” as they may be, need to a dominant part of any education curriculum.
For more: http://jeasprc.org/the-rules-of-the-journalistic-road-start-with-law-and-ethics/

by Stan Zoller, MJE Once a week I find myself at the lo…

03/20/2015

At least two schools this winter have had issues with reporting about s*x. Newbury Park High, California, and Rochester, Michigan, experienced complaints not only about the content but about images used in their coverage.

A SPLC article published March 20 looks at both events and the resulting concerns, and is worth your reading. The article also contains important links to additional information.

For more: http://jeasprc.org/thinking-of-reporting-s*x-related-issues-some-thoughts-on-handling-controversy/

At least two schools this winter have had issues with r…

03/18/2015

by Candace Bowen
Including a mission statement and other policy points on the newspaper’s editorial page or inside a newsmag front cover is pretty standard, but where does that info go on a website? From recent experience judging state competitions, it seems some staffs really aren’t sure.

For more: http://jeasprc.org/websites-should-post-policies-procedures-too/

Including a mission statement and other policy points o…

03/16/2015

JEA's Scholastic Press Rights Committee just added 10 new Press Rights Minutes, bringing the total to 30 available for class and activity use.

For more: http://jeasprc.org/check-out-our-new-press-rights-minutes/

JEA's Scholastic Press Rights Committee just added 10 n…

03/06/2015

CSJ hosted the Press Rights Committee in Franklin Hall during its three-day retreat.

Volunteers collaborate on a new Scholastic Press Rights package on ethical guidelines and staff manual resources.

02/26/2015

Making a Difference: In celebration of the anniversary of the February 25, 1969, United States Supreme Court Tinker vs. Des Moines, the JEA SPRC Making a Difference project salutes the Foothills Dragon Press at Foothills Technical High School in Ventura (Calif.) for their support of fellow student journalists across country at the Playwickian, at Neshaminy High School (Pa.).

For more: http://jeasprc.org/students-support-peers-across-the-country-in-censorship-case/

Part four of a series - Making a Difference In celebrat…