The American Society of News Editors’ Youth Journalism Initiative, launched in 2000, provides journalism-related training and resources for teachers and students across the curriculum.  Our goal is for every student to learn why news matters and acquire the skills needed to succeed as 21st Century citizens.

ASNE’s Youth Journalism Initiative administers the following programs:

• “Reynolds High School Journalism Institute” – a two-week newspaper journalism training program for 175 high school teachers.  During the decade long program, more than 2000 teachers have benefitted from this premier training opportunity.
• “Highschooljournalism.org” (hsj.org) — ASNE’s educational resource website for teachers and students.
• Weekly cash prizes to students for excellence in journalism. All students at any U.S.-affiliated school are eligible to submit stories, photos and videos. All winners and honorable mention submissions are published on hsj.org.
• “ASNE/MCT Campus High School Newspaper Service” – an exclusive arrangement provides this service.  Content may be utilized in the school newspaper and in journalism class.
• Partnership Program – News organizations that commit to mentor a local high school to start or improve student news outlets can help the school receive a grant of up to $2,000 for classroom hardware/software.
• First Amendment Posters — downloadable at hsj.org and upon request from ASNE.

The ASNE Youth Journalism Initiative also supports the following programs:

• Quill and Scroll International Writing and Photo Contest — contest sponsor.
• Principal’s Guide to Scholastic Journalism — subsidizing printing costs.
• Tinker Tour through the Student Press Law Center — sponsor.
• Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association — sponsor Adviser Reception at fall and spring conventions.

Funding for the ASNE Youth Journalism Initiative is received from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, and McClatchy-Tribune.

The American Society of News Editors focuses on leadership development and journalism-related issues. Founded in 1922 as a nonprofit professional organization, ASNE promotes fair, principled journalism, defends and protects First Amendment rights, and fights for freedom of information and open government. Leadership, innovation, diversity and inclusion in coverage and the journalism work force, youth journalism and the sharing of ideas are also key ASNE initiatives.

Connect with ASNE

Le Anne Wiseman, Director, Youth Journalism Initiative, lwiseman@asne.org, 573-884-2689.

Megan Schumacher, Sr. Information Specialist, Youth Journalism Initiative, mschumacher@asne.org, 573-882-3792.

Web:

Facebook:

hsj.org, Reynolds High School Journalism Institute

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/youthjournalism

More than 100,000 students have participated in our REAL DEAL educational programs. The REAL DEAL curricula encourage students to think critically and write creatively about social justice and sexual health. Many of the activities in the curricula use scenes from our growing library of REAL DEAL films, written by teens, for teens, and directed by some of Hollywood’s finest filmmakers. By providing students with complex stories and characters with whom they can identify, we empower them to share their own stories. Each cycle, winning student writers are partnered with directors to produce new films, which go on to shape our next curriculum.

REAL DEAL films are viewed by an estimated 15-20 million people a year and have aired on multiple media outlets including Showtime, BET, mun2, MTV, and Oxygen. Our films have won numerous awards including The Paul Robeson Award for Excellence in Independent Filmmaking and two Emmys.

Connect with Scenarios USA:

Ernestine Heldring, Director of Education, ernestine@scenariosusa.org

Melinda Evans, NYC Manager, melinda@scenariosusa.org

Web: http://www.scenariosusa.org/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ScenariosUSA

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ScenariosUSA

Address: 80 Hanson Place, Suite 305 Brooklyn, NY 11217

Phone: 718-230-5125

At the NAMLE 2013 Conference this July 12-13, Becky Herr Stephenson
 & Meryl Alper will demonstrate and discuss a prototype for a children’s educational transmedia experience built by an interdisciplinary team of researchers and designers at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC. Flotsam, the Caldecott Award-winning wordless picture book by David Weisner, encourages readers to tell their own story of what they see in its pages. Becky & Meryl will present findings and best practices from their report, showing the many ways their interdisciplinary team for the Flotsam Transmedia Experience extended the worlds and wonders of the book, and incorporated an age-appropriate life science curriculum. Join this fireside chat for a brief “tour” of the transmedia experience followed by time for hands-on exploration and play. Your journey starts in July in sunny LA!

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Teaching on Diego Rivera mural in English

Description

This slideshow explains how to teach about Diego Rivera’s monumental mural “Pan American Unity” in normal English composition classes at college and pre-transfer levels.

Resource submitted by NAMLE Member Jeffrey Goldthorpe

The Resource Hub Member Benefit

The Resource Hub is a collective ‘smackdown’ of curricula and other useful links that serve, intersect and represent the broad array of stakeholders in media literacy education that comprise our membership.

NAMLE Members: Do you have curricula of your own, or recommended resources you’d like to share with the greater media literacy community thorugh NAMLE.net?  We would love to post links and embedded media in the hub and attribute it to you or your organization.

Please fill out the following Google Form: http://bit.ly/NamleRec to submit your resource.

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Don’t miss this chance to hear from one of Hollywood’s most influential and forward-thinking producers. NAMLE is honored to present Jim Berk as part of our 2013 Conference Program. View the sessions here, and register today.