Miscellaneous Sites
of Special Interest to Secondary Journalism
Programs
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Capital News Online is a bi-weekly news magazine produced
by graduate and undergraduate journalism students at Canada’s
largest school of journalism at Carleton University. The students
research, write, edit, and produce online stories about Canadian
government affairs.
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From the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Web site,
this page provides links to critical essays and other resources
regarding the future of scholastic journalism and the new
standards for the 21st century.
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Produced by the National Diversity Newspaper Job Bank, this
site is a valuable resource for prospective employees in professional
journalism. Users may submit resumes, search for job openings,
or research organizations. The site also provides links to
other employment resources.
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This site provides useful information on how to start a
journalism program at any school and also provides links to
other resources to get advisers started.
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The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication
at the University of Oklahoma also won an AEJMC prize for
design at the 2001 AEJMC event. It was designed by Keith Greenwood
and Buddy Wiedemann. The site provides students with a variety
of information and news items, including calendars, scholarship
information, and course synopses.
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Even though this site has not been updated since 1996 (resulting
in a couple of dead links), it contains valuable journalism-related
links to sites on such diverse issues as "Copyright Laws,"
"Writers, Journalists, Publishers and Other Personalities
of Journalism History" and "Issues in Press History."
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Gary Hanson built a site for Media, Power and Culture, a
course that is a general elective class for non-majors at
the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State
University. More than 400 students were enrolled in the course.
The site provides lecture notes, online study guides, and
exam preparation resources. Students can also take short quizzes
online. Hanson’s site won an award of excellence for
design at the 2001 AEJMC (Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication) convention.
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This sample manual includes policy statements and job descriptions
that could be used as a skeleton for any staff.
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