STUDENT JOURNALIST LINKS
For the high school journalist, there are several valuable resources here at your disposal. You can find dozens of journalism links at this site.
A newspaper in Dayton, Ohio, has put together a very cool journalism lesson page -- great for beginners!
For general resources, you can visit the home of JEA, the Journalism Education Association.
JEA Tends to be tied in very closely to the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) based in Minneapolis. I received a Pacemaker Award from them in 1999.
Also, take a look at the Interscholastic League Press Conference web site. ILPC is Texas' leading high school press association.
You can also visit the home of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), the nation's leading scholastic journalism organization. I am the recipient of four Gold Crown awards from them.
The Student Press Law Center is one of the most important resources a student journalist can have. The SLPC can answer censhorship, media law and ethics questions.
In the interest of freedom, a page has been set up to publish those stories that principals and school administrators have censored. Visit the Bolt Reporter and see what they don't want you to see. A terrific idea and a great tribute to the First Amendment.
Be sure to visit Jostens, America's leading yearbook publisher and a great, great company.
Also, be sure to check out The Leaguer, the official newsletter of the UIL.
PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM LINKS
The Houston Chronicle is still Houston's leading information source. Check it out for a daily update.
I also enjoy reading the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, a solid paper that gets overshadowed sometimes by its stuffier sister to the east.
For more hardcore news, try visiting the Associated Press. Now you can see the same wire thousands of newspapers use! Wire news is updated constantly.
One of my favorite newspapers remains The Daily Texan, the official student newspaper of the University of Texas. I am a former copy editor and columnist for The Daily Texan.
You'll find some great facts at the Freedom Forum's Journalism Education website.
A long time ago, Linda Ellerbee and her team at NBC News figured out that when you're national news organization covering a story in Topeka, Kansas, usually the best and most thorough reporting comes from Topeka itself. In that spirit. Yahoo! has set up Full Coverage, a site devoted to the day's top news stories, as covered by the media closest to the event. Read the Rocky Mountain News' coverage of Jon-Benet Ramsey, for example.
RESOURCES FOR JOURNALISTS
Ever looked at a long-distance phone number and wondered what city it was in? 555-1212.com's site can tell you. All you need is the area code and the 3-digit prefix.
In a similar vein, maybe you need to do a reverse look up. Maybe you have phone number, and need to know whom it belongs to. If that's the case, look here.
There are several places to find phone numbers and e-mail addresses online. Aside from going to 555-1212.com above, you can try SmartPages or AT&T's AnyWho.
Information Please claims to be an "on-line dictionary, Internet encyclopedia and almanac reference."
Similarly, for general reference purposes, you may want to check out the Internet Public Library.
Need information fast? Visit KnowX where you can run online searches on just about anyone on just about anything. It's not free, but it's dirt cheap.
If you're a photographer, check out the very cool Exposure site where you can learn how f/stops and shutter speeds work. Also, you'll find great tips on making your photos that much better. Be sure to check out the addictive camera simulator.
