Reveals a researched and developed news story regarding radiation at the United States Embassy in Moscow by two student journalists that scooped the professional news media. (MB)

Encourages students' natural responses in news writing, allowing students to develop personal writing styles that make standard or routine stories more interesting. (RL)

Describes a test of language usage, spelling, and grammar and punctuation which is used to predict students' performance in writing courses. (KS)

Explains how to get beginning reporters producing publishable copy in a hurry. (KS)

A classroom project designed to increase student comprehension of the rhythms of French journalistic language through familiarization with a weekly magazine is described. Examples of magazine articles dealing with foreign affairs, politics, and television program schedules with teacher-developed comprehension questions are included. (MSE)

Offers examples of how the Red and Black, an independent student newspaper at the University of Georgia, covers student activities. (JK)

Presents constructive suggestions for preparing school newsletters for the community. Highlights include functions and frustrations; establishing a purpose; appearance (paper, type of reproduction); readability; general content (news items of high reader interest); and regular features (calendar of upcoming events, instructional activity briefs,…

Identifies lack of raw intelligence, refusal to adopt reporter's role, fear of dropping ingrained writing habits, and reluctance to read newspapers as major student problems and urges particular instructor response to these problems. (CRH)

Summarizes survey results of black print journalists and details areas in which minority journalism education needs improvement. (CRH)

Series of articles offers teaching tips and techniques for such journalism topics as newswriting, public relations, news sources, and news ethics. (HOD)

When violence involving students erupts at school, journalists generally are faced with obtaining important records to substantiate their stories. To do that, they must cope with privacy laws that protect student records from abuse, state laws that prohibit the release of information about juveniles involved in crime, and the sensitive nature of…

A regular and well-managed program providing commentary articles for the op-ed page of local and regional newspapers can increase an institution's exposure and impress alumni and prospective students. Suggestions are given for starting such a program and for successful media relationships. (MSE)

Several pedagogical approaches are described that aid at in-depth understanding of the journalistic text by examining the way the journalist's discourse functions. By demystifying the discourse, the instructor makes the learner aware of the mechanisms of manipulation and orientation at the journalist's disposal. (Author/MSE)

The experiences of two college journalism exchange students illustrate some of the differences between American and British journalism. (RL)

Offers ideas on conducting interviews with high school students involved in the American Field Service International student exchange programs. (RL)