Resources – Montana Journalism Education Association

Maryville University Online offers career information

December 19, 2019

FROM: Maryville University Online Because of their valuable skills in writing, reading, persuasion, research, and analysis, there are a multitude of potential jobs for English majors. The number of industries that value the c...

Current Events Conversations

December 3, 2019

The New York Times offers a weekly round-up of its favorite student comments on recent news and issues. To check this out, visit: Current Events Conversation...

NYT offers free resources for teaching writing

August 28, 2019

Teach Writing With The New York Times: A Free School-Year Curriculum in 7 Units A flexible program for middle and high schools based on the real-world writing found in newspapers, from editorials and reviews to personal narratives and analysis essays. Dear Reader, We have some exciting news to share: This year, we’re offering a free school-year writing curriculum in seven units. We’ve taken our popular offerings, like writing prompts (1,000+) and contests (10 this year!), and added new f...

SNO names award-winning sites

June 4, 2019

NYT student editorial contest winners revealed

June 3, 2019

Real-world issues from the college admissions scandal to climate change, social media to sex education, guns to grade point averages, voting to vaping. A total of 10,509 essays, 42 judges, five rounds of judging — and rough...

DJNF Releases Inaugural Career Video Series

March 25, 2019

New York Times offers more than 1,000 writing prompts for students

April 16, 2018

Check out the following link for some great writing prompts -- narrative, non-fiction, argumentative -- in every area of the curriculum. NYT Writing Prompts ...

JEA semiannual report available online

April 5, 2018

SPJ, JEA bring journalism into classrooms through #Press4Education initiative

March 8, 2018

The Society of Professional Journalists and Journalism Education Association are looking to match journalists and K-12 teachers in a nationwide effort to bring more journalism education to schools. The project, #Press4Edu...

Enjoy some of the best journalism from 2017

February 19, 2018

Students and teachers alike will enjoy reading and viewing some of these amazing pieces from 2017. Best Journalism of 2017...

The 10 Best Journalism Movies

February 19, 2018

The Washington Post's critics picked their favorites and then asked Katie Couric, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Chris Matthews and others to weigh in on what these films reveal about the profession. Click on the link below to read what...

Teaching poetry with the New York Times

February 19, 2018

For journalism advisers who teach poetry in their English classes, check out this link and all of the resources provided by the New York Times. Some cool ideas in here. NYT Poetry Resources...