ASNE President, 2009-10 Martin Kaiser Editor Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

ASNE Education for Journalism Committee co-chairs, 2009-10 Rex Smith Editor Times Union Albany, N.Y. Pamela K. Luecke Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism Washington and Lee University Lexington, Va.

Since 2000, ASNE’s High School Journalism Initiative has sparked and sustained 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 our latest news.

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ASNE's High School Journalism Initiative:

• my.hsj.org
  The world's largest host of teen generated news, connected to 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 by experts in the field to the most professional journalism produced for the site. It is posted on most Mondays during the school year. Students whose work is recognized are eligible for 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 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 journalism 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 accepted from newspapers in late 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 journalism classes. 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 high school news newspapers move toward financial self-sufficiency by bringing national and regional advertising to them, and handling key ad service details such as insertion orders, billing and distribution of payment.