Student Newspaper Resources

At SchoolNewspapersOnline.com, we’re committed to not only building professional-quality Web sites, but also to providing teachers and students easy access to the resources they need to build world-class student-run news operations. The following links provide excellent information on a variety of student journalism topics.


Awards

National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA)
Contests and Pacemaker awards sponsored by NSPA.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)
Awards sponsored by the CSPA and the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisors Association.

Journalism Education Association (JEA)
Awards sponsored by the JEA.

Quill and Scroll
Awards sponsored by the Quill and Scroll Honor Society.


Legal

Student Press Law Center

An advocate for student free-press rights and a free resource for information, advice and legal assistance to students and the educators who work with them.


Student Journalism Organizations

National Scholastic Press Association

Nonprofit membership organization for high school and other secondary school publications.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Association uniting student editors and faculty advisers working with them to produce student newspapers, magazines yearbooks and online media.

Quill and Scroll
The International Honorary Society for High School Journalists
Honorary Society created to encourage and recognize individual student achievement in journalism and scholastic publication.


Student Workshops & Online Courses

Poynter’s NewsU

Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Journalism Workshops


Teacher Workshops

Poynter’s NewsU

Journalism Education Association (JEA)


Writing & Editing

Poynter’s High School Journalism Guide

Columns and advice on a variety of journalism topics.

American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE)

A variety of student-focused resources from ASNE.

The New York Times Journalism Lesson Plans

A variety of journalism lesson plans from The New York Times.

Mission Viejo school newspaper Web site launch

School Newspapers Online has launched a website for The Diablo Dispatch, the school newspaper of Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California.