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. Read about the project’s latest news.

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 Diana Mitsu Klos at dmk@asne.org or 704-453-1125.

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 Journalism Partnerships
  News organizations that commit to provide mentoring to a local high school to start or improve student news outlets can help the school receive a grant of up to $2,500 for classroom hardware/software. Applications for the following academic year are sent to the editors of daily newspapers in the spring.
• 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.
• ASNE High School National Ad Network
  We help student news organizations strive for financial self-sufficiency by bringing national and regional advertising to high school newspapers, and handling key ad service details such as insertion orders, billing and distribution of payment to school papers.