Foundation Update

This newsletter is published by the NAA Foundation. It offers insights and information that Newspaper in Education, youth content and scholastic journalism professionals can use as they work with young people to foster an appreciation of the First Amendment and to encourage the use of newspapers and other media.

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Current Issue: Fall 2007

Civic Duty
“Lifelong Readers: Driving Civic Engagement,” a new Foundation study, provides fresh evidence of how important it is for newspapers to focus on young readers.

First Published: November 1, 2007

Go West
Digital NIE, alternative storytelling, magical workshops, pizza vs. paychecks – these are just some of the topics on tap at the 2008 NAA Foundation Young Reader Seminar.

First Published: November 1, 2007

In Focus
After more than 50 years of closed-door editorial board interviews with presidential candidates, The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H., opened the process by partnering with a local high school to feature streaming live video of the events on the newspaper’s Web site.

First Published: November 1, 2007

In Stock
Over the last few years, the Foundation has made great strides in developing resources that teachers, youth editors and NIE professionals can use or share with client groups.

First Published: November 1, 2007

Let's Get Digital
The Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of the first-ever complete handbook on electronic editions and NIE programs.

First Published: November 1, 2007

Lights, Camera, Action
Cypress Bay High’s journalism class has more to worry about than deadlines.

First Published: November 1, 2007

Moving On
The Foundation is adapting its programs to suit the changing times.

First Published: November 1, 2007

Reaping Results
Fall, the season of harvest, marks the fruition of two of the Foundation’s most significant projects in 2007: a research study on newspapers and civic engagement, and a white paper on incorporating electronic editions into Newspaper In Education programs.

First Published: November 1, 2007

Screen Drill
Youth editors are giving high marks to a new online training resource, “Coaching Tomorrow’s Journalists,” that offers tips from veteran colleagues and an interactive simulation that lets them practice giving feedback to a virtual student staffer.

First Published: November 1, 2007

Previous Issue: Summer 2007

At Last
Kriss Johnson is breaking new ground as the leader of the Kentucky Press Association.

First Published: June 1, 2007

Behind the Scenes
A teen looks back at how the ambassador presentation came together

First Published: June 1, 2007

Hear, Hear
Plug in your digital music player and download the new series of podcasts from the Student Press Law Center!

First Published: June 1, 2007

In The Know
"Newspapers Give People Knowledge and Guidance” – that’s the theme 12-year-old Jonathan Johannemann of Kinnelon, N.J., used in his winning design for the cover of the 2007 NAA Foundation Literacy Day Tabloid.

First Published: June 1, 2007

Learning Opportunity
Did you know that all U.S. public schools – kindergarten through university level – are required to teach about the Constitution on Constitution Day? The annual observance is the brainchild of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., who led the effort to make lessons on the historic document mandatory. As a result, students at schools receiving federal funding must learn about the Constitution on or around Sept. 17 each year....

First Published: June 1, 2007

Looking Ahead
Applications for the 2008 Program Excellence and Content awards competitions are now posted on the NAA Foundation Web site www.naafoundation.org (click on Awards/Grants).

First Published: June 1, 2007

Nuts and Bolts
Winners reveal the strategies that helped make their programs tops in the world.

First Published: June 1, 2007

School Tools
Students all across the country are enjoying their summer vacation, and the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year is probably the last thing on their minds. However, here at the NAA Foundation we have been looking ahead to fall for some time now. The result is a slate of products that can be used by Newspaper In Education, youth content and scholastic journalism professionals to jump-start the school year.

First Published: June 1, 2007

Straight Up
Once again, teens tell it like it is abaout reaching the youth market.

First Published: June 1, 2007

Strength in Numbers
Research shows that together, young reader programs really pack a punch.

First Published: June 1, 2007

Support System
A Ca. newspaper group demonstrates the value of investing in scholastic journalism programs.

First Published: June 1, 2007

Survey Says
An ongoing international study is taking an in-depth look at youth readership

First Published: June 1, 2007

Teaching Tips
"Newspapers Give People Knowledge and Guidance” – that’s the theme 12-year-old Jonathan Johannemann of Kinnelon, N.J., used in his winning design for the cover of the 2007 NAA Foundation Literacy Day Tabloid.

First Published: June 1, 2007

Thinking Young
A newspaper-wide strategy for young readers reaps results.

First Published: June 1, 2007

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