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Illinois
High School Regional Press Associations
Dana
Ewell Scholarship
Columbia
Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)
Resources
CSPA is an international student
press association, founded in 1925,
whose goal is to unite student journalists
and faculty advisers at schools
and colleges through educational
conferences, idea exchanges, textbooks,
critiques and award programs.
Copyediting Tips
On this site, you’ll find tips
on editing and headline writing,
comments on cliches and bad writing,
etc., offered by editors and journalism
professors from around the continent.
Digital Camera Resource Page
If you need advice or information
about choosing or using digital
cameras or their accessories, this
site is helpful.
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund was
founded in 1958 by editors of The
Wall Street Journal to improve the
quality of journalism education
and the pool of applicants for jobs
in the newspaper business. It provides
internships and scholarships to
college students, career literature,
fellowships for high school journalism
teachers and publications' advisers
and training for college journalism
instructors. The Fund is a nonprofit
foundation supported by the Dow
Jones Foundation, Dow Jones &
Company, Inc. and other newspaper
companies.
For Journalism Teachers Only
A site put together by longtime
high school journalism teacher and
adviser Dianne Smith of Alief Hastings
H.S. in Houston, Texas, that has
great journalism resources.
Freedom Forum
The Freedom Forum, based in Arlington,
Va., is a nonpartisan foundation
dedicated to free press, free speech
and free spirit for all people.
The foundation focuses on three
priorities: the Newseum, the First
Amendment and newsroom diversity.
The Freedom Forum funds the operations
of the Newseum, an interactive museum
of news under construction in Washington,
D.C.; the First Amendment Center;
and the Diversity Institute. The
site features a great look at newspaper
front pages from across the country
as well as numerous journalism resources.
Herff-Jones Yearbook Co.
A link to the yeabook company. It
provides information about the company
and resources for its high school
yearbook customers.
High School Journalism (ASNE)
The American Society of Newspaper
Editors site offers resources for
high school journalism teachers
and students. It has links to set
up a free high school newspaper
web site, resources for high school
journalists, advice for teachers,
and advice on journalism careers.
Jostens Yearbook Co.
Minneapolis-based Jostens, founded
in 1897, is a leading provider of
high school yearbooks. The website
gives information about Jostens
products and resources for its customers.
Journalism Education Association
(JEA)
The Journalism Education Association,
Inc., is the only independent national
scholastic journalism organization
for teachers and advisers. Founded
in 1924, JEA is a volunteer organization.
Among other things, the website
provides information for high school
students and teachers about upcoming
contests and conventions.
Lifetouch yearbooks
Lifetouch Publishing, a division
of Lifetouch, specializes in yearbook
creation and commercial printing.
The website features information
about products and advice to customers.
It also has a section with a number
of yearbook covers.
lIlinois Associated Press Editors
Association
The web site for Illinois editors
of the Associated Press. Has journalism
resources and information on their
contests.
National Scholastic Press Association
(NSPA)
In 1921, NSPA began helping students
and teachers improve their publications.
Today that goal remains #1. We help
students become better reporters,
writers, editors, photographers,
designers, desktop publishers, and
advertising and business staffers.
We help advisers as well. Our members
become future leaders in the fields
of media and communications. This
site includes journalism resources
for students and teachers as well
as information about upcoming contests,
conventions and workshops.
Newseum
A link to the web site of the firs
interactive museum of news. While
the new Newseum is still under construction
in Washington, D.C., its resources
and its products are still available
through its website.
Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute is a school
for journalists, future journalists,
and teachers of journalists. No
matter what their job title may
be, journalists come to Poynter
in a search for excellence. The
site has great journalism resources
and links to even more. If you're
looking for some type of journalism
information, odds are you will find
it here.
Quill and Scroll
Quill and Scroll was organized April
10, 1926, by a group of high school
advisers for the purpose of encouraging
and recognizing individual student
achievement in journalism and scholastic
publication. This site includes
information about the organizations
publications, scholarships and contests.
Society of Professional Journalists
The web site of the Society of Professional
Journalists. It provides information
about the organization and some
journalism resources.
Straight Scoop News Bureau
As a high school journalist you
play an HUGE role in bringing important
issues to the attention of your
peers. So if you or anyone else
on your school paper covered the
teen drug use topic in the past,
Freevibe wants to hear from you.
And if you are interested in covering
this topic in the future, Freevibe
can help. Check out the information
on the site.
Student Press Law Center
The Student Press Law Center is
an advocate for student free-press
rights and provides information,
advice and legal assistance at no
charge to the students and the educators
who work with them.
Taylor Publishing Co.
Taylor Publishing Company is one
of the nation’s largest yearbook
publishers. Its site provides information
about its products and resources
for its customers.
The Journalist's Toolbox
The American Press Institute provides
a number of resources that are useful
to journalists.
Walsworth Publishing Co.
Walsworth Publishing Company is
one of the country's largest yearbook
companies. Its site provides information
about their products and resources
for its customers.