March 15, 2014 by News Literacy When journalists must advocate for themselves A lesson the role of journalists Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Literacy The changing American newsroom A lesson on challenges news media face in adapting to a digital age Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Literacy Why news matters A lesson on the importance of journalism and news information in a democracy Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Literacy Evaluating your media savvy A lesson on understanding one’s personal news habits, perspectives, and expectations Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Literacy Understanding News Literacy A primer to introducing news literacy concepts in your classroom Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing Establishing a beat system A lesson focused on understanding beats and their role in news gathering Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing Beyond the snore: Covering annual events A two-day lesson on how to find a fresh angle for covering events, occasions and issues that come up every year, using a strategy called story paths Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing The right source A lesson on choosing the best sources for a story and preparing questions for each Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing News writing structure A multi-part lesson teaches a basic, effective structure for news writing, a modified inverted pyramid form of Lead-Quote-Transition-Quote (LQTQ) Read more
March 15, 2014 by News Writing News defined: What is news? A basic lesson to teach students to recognize that news must be informative, interesting and factual, or it is not news Read more