Describes how a South Carolina middle school publications adviser keeps a literary magazine, a newspaper, a yearbook, and a weekly television news program up and running. Notes the students are actively involved and have ownership in what they are doing. (RS)

Describes a program (initiated by the Independent Journalism Foundation) to introduce high school newspapers and "fact-based" journalism to students in Eastern Europe to help establish a free press in those countries. Notes the personal connections established between Eastern European students and teachers and students in the United…

Relates how an American high school student (as a result of befriending a visiting Romanian high school journalism student) started chapters of Quill & Scroll, an international organization for student journalism, in Romania and Hungary. Describes the development of a pen pal program in order to connect students interested in journalism. (SR)