Teaching Tips

First Published: Summer 2007

Are you new to running your newspaper’s youth pages and aren’t sure where – or how – to start?

Are you a veteran youth editor eager to share ideas or looking for new insights?

In “Coaching Tomorrow’s Journalists,” a free online course from NewsU at The Poynter Institute funded by the NAA Foundation, you’ll discover a variety of ways to capture the attention of rookie reporters and shape their training. You’ll learn what to say (and what not to say) when you offer feedback about their writing, and you’ll have access to a network of colleagues who share your joys as well as your challenges in working with eager young journalists.

Written by Mark Miller, the course features materials and advice from a number of veteran youth editors, as well as insights from four young journalists.

“The only cost involved is the time it takes you to do it,” says Sandy Woodcock, director of the NAA Foundation. “You can complete the course all in one visit, or access it lesson by lesson as your schedule permits. It’s a comprehensive teaching tool, available 24-7 to anyone with computer access and the necessary software.”

For information about “ Coaching Young Journalists,” go to www.newsu.com.