High school journalism trains the next generation

Knight Foundation's High School Journalism Initiative

The initiative aims to teach the next generation of journalists, increase student media and improve First Amendment awareness and use of news in the classroom among all high school students.

The web site highschooljournalism.org plays a leading role. A project of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, it offers lesson plans, advice from pros, a free web-hosting service for high school newspapers available to all U.S. high schools, a free news service, a partnership program for daily newspapers and individual high schools or school districts and a national ad network that connects you to hard-to-reach teens.

Our high school partners include:

• Radio and Television News Directors Foundation: Increases student broadcast media and improves First Amendment awareness. www.hsbj.org
• Ball State University: Works to raise First Amendment appreciation, promote media literacy and encourage student media in high schools. www.jideas.org and www.firstamendmentfuture.org
• Channel One: Promotes First Amendment and student media through 1Voice project. www.channelone.com/news/specials/1voice/
• Student Press Law Center: Provides free legal advice and information and low-cost educational materials for student journalists on a variety of legal topics. www.splc.org
• George Washington University: Starts Prime Movers student media programs using senior journalists and college students as mentors. www.gwu.edu/~primemovers
• Bill of Rights Institute: Offers Constitution Day resources for both publication and classroom use. www.billofrightsinstitute.org
• Kent State University: The Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism will lead national efforts to revitalize high school journalism.
• Five Freedoms Project: Brings First Amendment education to U.S. schools through web-based lesson plans, media clubs and a Leadership Academy.