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Youth journalism

Since 2000, ASNE’s High School Journalism Initiative sparks and sustains youth journalism. Our efforts grow a diverse generation of fledgling journalists and impart a deeper appreciation of the First Amendment and news literacy among all teens. 
 

These ground-breaking youth journalism initiatives are generously funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.

For more information, contact Le Anne Wiseman at lwiseman@asne.org or 573-884-2689.

ASNE's High School Journalism Initiative:
  • my.hsj.org 
    The world's largest host of teen generated news, with more than 3,000 student news outlets. My.hsj.org hosts stories, photos, podcasts and video and other multimedia journalism.
  • The National Edition of my.hsj.org
    A widely viewed weekly collection of teen journalism published on the site. This coveted recognition is given out to the best material published each week by experts in the field. It is posted on most Mondays during the school year. Students whose work is recognized receive a certificate of merit. Sign up for a weekly RSS or SMS feed.
  • hsj.org
    The go-to scholastic journalism site on the Web for students, their teachers and advisers, guidance counselors and professional journalists. If you care about  youth journalism — learning it, teaching it, creating it — please bookmark this site. 
  • The ASNE Reynolds High School Journalism Institute
    The Institute is an intensive two-week newspaper journalism training program for high school teachers. Instruction is based on the core tenets of journalism and the skills needed to produce a top-notch scholastic publication, online or on paper. Topics include: reporting, writing, editing, photojournalism, layout and design, opinion pages, journalistic credibility ethics and responsibilities, the future of daily newspapers and business-side skills. First Amendment matters, privacy and the state of scholastic press freedoms are also key topics.
  • ASNE/MCT Campus High School Newspaper Service
    In an exclusive arrangement with ASNE, the McClatchy/Tribune Campus wire service is offered to high school newspapers. Content may be utilized in the school newspaper and in journalism class. ASNE charges a one-time application fee of $100 to cover some of its basic administrative costs.