STUDENT MEDIA—great sites & resources for newspapers,
radio, and TV
Want to get your paper online for free? Check out what other high school
papers are doing and get tips for your writing & teaching?
HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM.ORG, is the most dynamic scholastic
journalism site on the web for students interested in the craft,
their
teachers/advisers, guidance counselors and professional journalists. Content,
which is updated several times a week, includes skills-building exercises,
sample lesson plans, a spotlight on high school newspapers across the
country, interaction with professional journalists, updates on scholastic
press freedom issues, a database of journalism scholarships and links
to university journalism programs.
They also provide
a web hosting service & software from the American Society of Newspaper
Editors to get your paper online.
IBS--Intercollegiate
Broadcasting System. IBS is a nonprofit association of mostly student-staffed
radio stations based at schools and colleges across the country. 800+
IBS member-stations operate all sizes and types of facilities including
Internet - Webcasting, closed-circuit, AM carrier-current, cable radio
and FCC-licensed FM and AM stations.
JEA: The Journalism
Education Association, Inc., is the only independent national scholastic
journalism organization for teachers and advisers. It is a great resource
for obtaining up to the minute information & assistance for the myriad
things that go on with putting out a high school publication. Among JEA's
2,000 members are journalism teachers and publications advisers, media
professionals, press associations, adviser organizations, libraries, yearbook
companies, newspapers, radio stations and departments of journalism.
They hold 2 annual journalism conventions/seminars each year, as well
as lots of regional and state workshops for both students & advisors.
GREAT MUSIC & MUSIC INFO SITES
ALL MUSIC GUIDE:
looking for all the information you could ever want on just about ANY
(and we mean ANY) artist on the globe? This is the place. Get all the
info, tours, merchandise, obscure fan sites, and much more on every artist
that has ever put a note out there.
MOJO: British
music monthly & one of the best music publications out there.Noted
for its in-depth coverage of both popular and cult acts it acted as the
inspiration for Blender and Uncut. Many noted music critics have written
for it including Charles Shaar Murray, Greil Marcus, Nick Kent and Jon
Savage.
POLLSTAR: Want
to find out whose on tour, where, and when? Go to Pollstar. For over 20
years, Pollstar has provided the most reliable and accurate source of
worldwide concert tour schedules. In addition to publishing the concert
industry's leading weekly trade publication, Pollstar also maintains the
world's largest database of international concert tour information.
PITCHFORK MEDIA:
comprehensive & times criticized for being snarky, but very current
& in-depth. Covers all genres, but with an emphasis on indie music.
CMJ: The CMJ Network
connects music lovers with the best in new music through print and
interactive media, as well as live events. CMJ.COM offers an interactive
music discovery service for new music fans, professionals and artists.
CMJ NEW MUSIC REPORT in the music industry's connection
to new music. The NMR is the weekly source for proprietary charts of non-commercial,
college and internet radio airplay.
CMJ EVENTS
produces live music events and conferences, including the CMJ Music Marathon,
the largest music industry event of its kind. CMJ
DIRECTORY is the source for the most complete and accurate contact
information on the music industry.
