Offers a brief look at the life of Marcus Walter Williams: his early life and education, his work life in journalism, and his founding of the first school of Journalism (located at the University of Missouri) in 1906. (SR)

Describes a teenage journalist's visit to the Newseum in Washington, DC, the world's only interactive museum dedicated to news. Describes visiting the Interactive Newsroom, the huge News Globe, the News History Gallery, and the Broadcast Studio. Describes also a brief visit to Freedom Park and the Newseum Education Center. Notes the enthusiasm of…

Describes the "Daily Pinion" at McKinley High School in Honolulu, one of only a few high school daily newspapers in the United States. (SR)

Notes that most journalism advisors get their publications critiqued by state and national organizations. Discusses questions advisors may have about the results of these critiques, notes what to do if advisors disagree, and discusses the judges. (SR)

Argues that anniversary yearbooks offer unique opportunities for schools to cover major anniversaries of their publications, their schools, and their communities. Offers numerous examples from around the country of different ways high school anniversary yearbooks have done just that. (SR)

Discusses, through a first-person narrative, the life of a reporter who began her career as a high school yearbook editor. Chronicles her attempts to find a college major before committing to a journalism degree from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. Concludes with her opinion that her path was painful, but that it was for the best. (PA)

Presents results of a survey of high school journalists which consisted of 2 parts: 13 questions from R. F. Antonak's Attitude toward Disablement Scale (ATD), and a questionnaire regarding student attitudes toward disabilities in a news situation. Concludes that those with progressive attitudes toward disabilities did not have that attitude in…

Offers a list of 12 things that the author wishes beginning reporters knew. (SR)

Offers tips from 3 professional photographers on shooting environmental portraits that tell a story about the person through the photograph. Offers a brief case study regarding a particular photo shoot, including an exercise. (SR)

Briefly describes some of the concerns and objectives of scholastic journalism. (RB)

Discusses the many ways in which high school newspapers covered the Persian Gulf War, ranging from a serious analysis to satire in the form of a Cliff Notes summary. Compares two editorials from "The Little Hawk" (Iowa City, Iowa), one supporting the war and the other against. (PA)

Looks at the current status of scholastic journalism one year after the release of the Kennedy Commission's report on the problems that confront high school journalism staffs. (RB)