Foundation

The NAA Foundation focuses on Newspaper In Education, newspaper youth content, scholastic journalism and diversity. In this blog, you'll learn about products, programs and resources that emphasize the use of newspapers and other media by young people. You'll also learn about programs and activities that can help news media companies transform their cultures in order to grow business and increase readership and audience.

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• Guide offers strategies for dealing with censorship

  "School-enforced restrictions on coverage, demands from administrators for prior approval of stories and outright censorship of student work are everyday occurrences at many schools across the country." That statement from page 3 of "Press... Posted May 25 2011, 03:06 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: naa foundation, student journalism, scholastic journalism, free press, censorship

• 'High Five' grants available for middle-school newspapers

  "... In this day and age it is important to maintain a school newspaper, for it is the ultimate form of global communication and without communication our students are sadly 'left behind.' " - Laura Dwyer, gifted and talented teacher... Posted May 13 2011, 02:54 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: naa foundation, scholastic journalism, student engagement, middle schools

• Training: Free Online Courses From the Foundation and NewsU

  The NAA Foundation and NewsU at The Poynter Institute have collaborated on three training courses that are available 24-7, free of charge. All you need is a computer with Internet access. The most recent of these, "Understanding Media: Process and... Posted Aug 27 2010, 12:45 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: online, training, Newspaper In Education, youth editorial alliance, scholastic journalism

• Emerging Media Adviser Workshop

  Twenty-one high school journalism instructors attended the NAA Foundation-funded Emerging Media Adviser Workshop June 19-21 at Ball State University. Workshop participants learned how to write code, build Web sites practically from scratch, embed video... Posted Jul 07 2009, 04:28 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: training, foundation, digital education, scholastic journalism

• Digital Tools, Part 3: Twitter

  Editor's note: This is the last in a three-part series on digital tools that already have or potentially could have an impact on NIE. The social networking Web site Twitter has been deemed both a blessing and a passing fad . Users post - "tweet"... Posted May 21 2009, 10:30 AM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, youth editorial alliance, scholastic journalism, Twitter

• Educators' Take on the Future of Newspapers

  In a recent article on TimesRecordNews.com, education reporter Ann Work interviewed journalism educators in the Wichita Falls, Texas, area about the future of newspapers and how they are preparing students for it -- or not. She found that while a few... Posted Apr 09 2009, 02:44 PM by Marina Hendricks with | with no comments Filed under: Newspaper In Education, scholastic journalism, future of newspapers

• Foundation’s Journalism Curriculum Updated

  " N the News ," a free journalism curriculum with lesson plans, subject content and learning activities, is now one unit longer than it was last year. The curriculum for high school students now boasts a ninth unit on design, "Packaging... Posted Apr 07 2009, 10:00 AM by Marina Hendricks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Newspaper In Education, naa foundation, curriculum, scholastic journalism