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Teachers selected for Reynolds High School Journalism Institute

 
ASNE's Youth Journalism Initiative will continue its national effort to inspire youth in the ever-changing world of journalism by training 140 secondary-school teachers at the 2014 Reynolds High School Journalism Institute. 
 

ASNE's Youth Journalism Initiative will continue its national effort to inspire youth in the ever-changing world of journalism by training 140 secondary-school teachers at the 2014 Reynolds High School Journalism Institute. 

 

The Institute provides comprehensive journalism training and hands-on experience. Teachers will learn how to help students:  

  • differentiate between fact, opinion and infotainment; understand bias, balance and fairness in news coverage by developing news literacy skills; and appreciate the importance of credible and verifiable news sources. 
  • gain stronger reporting, writing, editing, multimedia, design and entrepreneurial skills needed to start or improve student news media organizations. 
  • understand the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment and their rights and ethical responsibilities as student journalists.  


ASNE has been administering the Institute since its inception in 2001, and more than 2,000 high school teachers have completed the two-week program. The 2014 Institute will bring together teachers for training at the following locations:  

  • Arizona State University, June 15-27
  • Kent State University, July 6-18
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, July 13-25
  • University of Texas at Austin, July 13-25


The Institute is funded by a generous grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, which covers all travel, housing and instructional expenses for the teachers. Visit SchoolJournalism.org for more information.

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur for whom it is named. Headquartered in Las Vegas, it has committed more than $150 million to journalism initiatives nationally.                        

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