Scholastic Journalism Awards

Updated 6.4.2004
Resource list for student journalists and teachers

ORGANIZATIONS AND WEB RESOURCES

The Power of Words: Weekly lessons on the craft of newspaper writing, from the staff of The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal
75 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02902

The Freedom Forum: A nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people.
The Freedom Forum World Center
1101 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Tel: (703) 528-0800
Fax: (703) 284-3770
E-mail: news@freedomforum.org

The Newseum: The interactive museum of news, featuring today's front pages from around the world and special exhibits on current events.
1101 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
Tel: (703) 284-3700
Fax: (703) 284-3777
Toll-free: (888) NEWSEUM
E-mail: newseum@freedomforum.org

Highschooljournalism.org:  A scholastic journalism site for students interested in the craft, their teachers/advisers, guidance counselors and professional journalists, from the American Society of Newspaper editors.
American Society of Newspaper Editors
11690B Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1409
Tel: (703) 453-1122
Fax: (703) 453-1133
Scott Bosley, Executive Director  
Tel: (703) 453-1120  
E-mail: sbosley@asne.org

High school electronic journalism project:  The goal is to identify, inspire, train and challenge the next generation of electronic journalists and First Amendment advocates.
Radio-Television News Directors Association and Foundation
1600 K Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006-2838
(202) 659-6510 / Fax: (202) 223-4007
E-mail: rtnda@rtnda.org

Poynter Institute's High School Journalism Guide: Designed to introduce students to all facets of the journalist's craft: reporting, writing, design, graphics, photography, broadcast, and multimedia.
Evelyn Hsu, program director
E-mail: ehsu@poynter.org
The Poynter Institute
 801 Third Street South
 St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Tel: (888) 769-6837

Journalism Education Association: Leading the way in scholastic journalism and media education since 1924.
Kansas State  University
103 Kedzie Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-1505
Tel: (785) 532-5532 or 532-7822
Fax: (785) 532-5563 or 5484
E-mail: jea@spub.ksu.edu

Columbia Scholastic Press Association: Serving student journalists since 1925.
Columbia University
Mail Code 5711
New York, NY 10027-6902
Tel: (212) 854-9400
Fax: (212) 854-9401
E-mail: cspa@columbia.edu

Student Press Law Center: Advocate for student free-press rights and provides information, advice and legal assistance at no charge to students and the educators who work with them.
1815 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22209, USA
Tel: (703) 807-1904

Quill and Scroll: International Honorary Society for High School Journalists, organized for the purpose of encouraging and recognizing individual student achievement in journalism and scholastic publication.
Quill and Scroll Society
School of Journalism
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Tel: (319) 335-5795
Fax: (319) 335-5210
E-mail: quill-scroll@uiowa.edu

National Scholastic Press Association: Its top goal is to help high school students and teachers improve their publications.
Associated Collegiate Press
2221 University Ave SE, Suite 121
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Tel: (612) 625-8335
Fax: (612) 626-0720

New England Scholastic Press Association: Assists the six-state region's student journalists and their advisers. Headquartered at Boston University's College of Communication, members include school broadcast productions, magazines, newspapers and yearbooks. The aim of the Association is to improve all facets of the scholastic press.
Boston University
640 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
E-mail: jodept@bu.edu

Dow Jones Newspaper Fund: A foundation that promotes careers in journalism. One branch is geared to high school students looking for career information,  scholarship opportunities and new programs to test their horizons.
P.O. Box 300, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300
4300 Route One North, South Brunswick, NJ 08852
Tel: (609) 452-2820
Fax: (609) 520-5804
E-mail: newsfund@wsj.dowjones.com

Rhode Island Press Association
Linda Levin, president
University of Rhode Island Department of Journalism
Kingston, RI
Tel: (401) 874-4287
E-mail: lllevin@uri.edu

New England Press Association: The association aims to promotes growth and excellence in community journalism through technology, networking, education and recognition among its members.
360 Huntington Ave., 428CP
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 617-373-5610
E-mail: info@nepa.org

New England Newspaper Association: Its principal mission is to provide education and information to the New England newspaper industry.
70 Washington St.
Salem, MA 01970
Tel: 978-744-8940
E-mail: NENA@nenews.org

New England Associated Press News Executives Association
Contact info: http://www.ap.org/nne/

PUBLICATIONS

Basic Media Writing, 6th Edition
Melvin Mencher
Brown & Benchmark

Writing and Reporting News: A Coaching Method, 4th Edition
By Carole Rich
Wadsworth Publishing

Professional Feature Writing
2nd Edition
Bruce Garrison
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, 35th Edition
With Internet Guide and Glossary
Editor Norm Goldstein
The Associated Press
50 Rockefeller Plaza
New  York, NY 10020