NAA FOUNDATION STUDY SHOWS POSITIVE LINK BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Research offers evidence that high school journalism programs have positive impact on standardized test performance, high school and college GPAs Atlantic Media Company Establishes New Fellowship
Atlantic Media Company announces a new Fellowship program aimed at discovering and fostering exceptional and aspiring writers, editors, designers, web production and IT experts, and other online media talents. Commission to study whether people are getting the local news they need
he Associated Press reports that as people turn increasingly to the Internet for their news, there is concern whether they are learning enough about what goes on in their communities. 2008 Pulitzer Prizes reflect SF State alumni excellence
The careers of two distinguished SF State alumni have been recognized in this year's Pulitzer Prizes, announced April 7. Poet and writer Philip Schultz (B.A., '67) won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for poetry for his latest book "Failure," and journalist Jose Antonio Vargas (B.A., '04) is part of the award-winning staff at The Washington Post, which scooped six Pulitzer prizes this year. First-class honor for brave Latino journalist
Ruben Salazar, a pioneering Latino journalist who was killed in 1970 by a tear gas canister fired by a sheriff's deputy after an anti-war demonstration in Southern California, will be honored Tuesday with a commemorative U.S. postage stamp. Newsrooms shrink; minority percentage increases slightly
The number of full-time journalists working at America’s daily newspapers shrank by 4.4 percent in the past year, the largest decrease in the past 30 years according to the annual census conducted by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. With ASNE Diversity Numbers Again 'Dismal,' Minority Orgs Shift Strategy
The total number of minority journalists at daily newspapers fell by about 300 people -- from 7,400 to 7,100. Study Shows Student Journalism Improves Academic Performance
SACRAMENTO – The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Foundation this week released a study that found students who work on high school newspapers and yearbooks are more likely to receive better grades in high school and college as well as score higher on college entrance exams.