Yearbook+and+Journalism

=Yearbook Resources=
 * Planning a Great Spread & Gathering Good Information: [[file:Tips For Covering an Event.doc]]**
 * Editing Pictures (Cut-Outs, Black and White Backgrounds)**:[[file:Directions for Making Cut Outs and BW in GIMP.doc]]


 * [|Selecting Pictures]:**


 * [|Writing A Variety of Clever Captions]: [[file:captions.ppt]]**
 * [|Rules for Writing Captions and Cutlines]**
 * [|Writing Headlines (Page Titles)]**
 * [|Five Tips for Writing Headlines]**

=Journalism Exam: Write an editorial explaining why high school newspapers (print or digital journalism) ARE important, etc. (See [|Rubric])=

Exam Links to Start With: What are the benefits of high school journalism/newspapers?
[|High School Journalism and Academic Performance] (and in [|PDF form]) [| Publications Experience and Critical Thinking] [|This makes a good point...] but if it's blocked, here is the link: [|Newspapers in Successful NYC Schools] And here is a [|student-written article] on the topic. And here is one from a [|professional journal]

[|Carmel (IN) HS Newspaper]-an award winning HS newspaper [|Silver Chips]- award winning online newspaper of Montgomery Blair High School (MD) [|The Lion's Roar] Online newspaper of Newton South High School (MA) [|Student Press] Online Newspaper of Wayland H.S. (MA) [|My High School Journalism] The national edition of ASNE's online high school news hosting service. It posts stories from high schools that use its service. [|The Paper Trail]//U.S. News & World Report's// compilation of stories from college news papers
 * HOT LINKS to H.S. Newspapers!**

**Professional News Sources**
[|New York Times] [|CNN] [|The Washington Post] [|The Philadelphia Inquirer] [|GoogleNews] [|LATimes] [|National Public Radio] [|Christian Science Monitor]-contains some excellent feature stories [|Local News]-from Star Ledger, Democrat, and others [|Courier News]-more local news [|Newslink]-Links to newspapers, magazines, TV and Radio worldwide [|JournalismNet]-worldwide news searching tool [|Topix]-a great tool for gathering news on a vareity of beats [|The Week in Pictures] The best in photojournalism from MSNBC. [|GSSPA Blog] Join the discussion about NJ student newspapers.

Idea Resources
[|Education News]-Issues and trends affecting schools. These can be a good source for story ideas [|Journalist's Toolbox]-a great all around journalism resource [|Poynter Online]-a great all around journalism resource [|Weblines]-NY Times online textbook on high school news writing [|Poynter's High School J Guide]-a frequently updated guide dealing with topics relevant to high school journalists [|Facsnet]-nice source for beats and analysis of current events [|Interviews]-articles on the art of interviewing [|NYT WebGuide]-link to Internet tools for Journalists [|Al's Morning Meeting]-weekly story idea help from the Poynter Institute Check out [|School Tube News] ! media type="custom" key="5607245"