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Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: The Clifford H. Baldowski Collection at the Richard B. Russell Library
A digital database of approximately 2,500 cartoons from the Clifford H. Baldowski collection. A political cartoonist, known by the pen-name "Baldy," he depicted the local, national and international news of his day. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Russell Library at the University of Georgia and Digital Library of Georgia
Beginning Reporting
A readable collection of advice for the beginning journalist that address such topics as the art of interviewing, story structure, and ethics. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Jim Hall
The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords
Through biographies, historical accounts, activities, and forums, this website interactively provides an in-depth examination of the history and contributions of African American newspapers. (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: Public Broadcasting System
Children's BBC Newsround
Images, stories and activities based on current events with news stories written to match the interests of students. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: BBC News
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
The National Digital Newspaper Program will be publishing a digital database of newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. Territories over the next 20 years. See what is already available on this site from the Library of Congress. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Library of Congress
ClassBrain.com
An educational and informative website for everyone: students of all ages, teachers, and parents. This website contains thousands of resources, activities, games, and articles about nearly every topic imaginable. (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: ClassBrain.com
The Commission on Presidential Debates
Organize a Debate Watch! Check out this website to find out the latest happenings in the presidential and vice-presidential debates. Even during non-election periods, find historical information and the transcripts of debates since 1960. You can even learn... (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: Commission on Presidential Debates
Democracy and the Media
Learn how the media has had an effect on the American political process from the earliest beginnings of our country to today. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: North Carolina State Archives
FactCheckED.org
This site helps high school students learn how to “see through the spin” and find out the true facts from the misinformation that they hear in messages every day. (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Annenberg Public Policy Center
Foreign Language News and Newspapers
Locate an electronic journal, newspaper or magazine in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: MIT Libraries
Freedom Forum
A nonpartisan, international approach to educating people about the free press and free speech through evaluations of the mass media and the Newseum's online exhibits including War Stories, Holocaust, the Untold Story and Stories of the Century. Find news,... (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Freedom Forum
From Now On; the educational technology journal
A collection of education technology articles and publications. Includes information on workshops related to curriculum, No Child Left Behind, technology planning, and staff development. (Learn more)
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High School Journalism
Considering newspaper journalism as your career? Advising the team of high school journalists working on the school paper? Check out this site! (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: American Society of Newspaper Editors
News and Newpapers Online
A free service that lists and links to hundreds of news resources from around the world. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: The University Libraries - UNC-Greensboro
Newseum: Interactive Museum of News
Read the headlines of more than 400 national and international newspapers, take a news trivia quiz, and explore incredible exhibits documenting the press and the Berlin Wall, the Holocaust, and more. A collection of lesson plans to teach students about their... (Learn more)
Format: website/lesson plan
Provided by: Newseum
NewsLibrary
This website contains annotations of archived and current newspaper articles articles from more than sixty newspapers in almost every state. Full articles are available for a price posted with the article lead. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Newsbank Media Services
Newspapers US and Worldwide
Newspapers from every state and many countries are linked from this site. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Refdesk
North Carolina Community Newspapers On the Web
Access newspaper websites from around the state by city or county. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: Duke University Libraries
NPR: Radio Expeditions
Special features with audio, images, and more to take online adventures to the furthest, most fascinating corners of the world. Bookmark this site because it changes often and the experiences vary everytime it is accessed. Timbuktu, King Tut's Tomb, or the... (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: National Public Radio
PEARL World Youth News
Secondary students can become international news correspondents by writing and publishing articles on issues that are important to them. (Learn more)
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