Think Globally Report Locally Countdown to May 2
The deadline has passed for the Think Globally Report Locally contest. Check back in a few days for the list of finalists.
First, second and third place winners will win a trip for two students and a teacher to New York City this summer to attend the UN's Youth Leadership Summit. Full contest rules are here and at SchoolTube.
Here's a NewsU teaching tool your students can use TODAY!
RTNDF has partnered with NewsU to present an online interactive class designed to teach multimedia approaches to storytelling. Reporting Across Platforms is a free 2-3 hour class for students and teachers. Professional multimedia journalist Victoria Lim shows how she worked through one story on WFLA-TV, online and in her Tampa Tribune column. Then we ask your students to put together a story in video, print and online.
This class was designed and written for RTNDF by Professors Julie Dodd and Judy Robinson of the University of Florida.
RTNDF Educator in the Newsroom Lesson Plans and Videos
Thanks to RTNDF's Educator in the Newsroom Fellowship Program, teachers have been able to work at local radio and television stations to gain current, real-world industry experience that they can then relay to their students. Many of these teachers collaborated to create a series of comprehensive lesson plans -- most complete with videos. Click here to access the EIN Lesson Plans.
Five Freedoms Winners
Winners of the Five Freedoms PSA Contest received VIP treatment at the opening of the new Newseum in Washington, D.C., on April 11 and 12.
Watch for coverage of the Five Freedom PSA winners here!
Story Pitch
Simple story. Just find two or three families and ask them what they eat in a week.
Then figure out what that costs. The People Speak led me to this global version of the story.
Today's Featured Clip: "Lessons that Last"
Today's featured clip is the sixth in a new instructional video series that we're calling "Director's Cut" where we examine news stories through the perspectives of their student producers. Gahanna Lincoln High School's Ryan Levin introduces us to a special program for some special students. Winner of the Ryan White Excellence in Journalism Award for Broadcast. Find out what went into the making of it by clicking here.
Tips and Tricks
Looking for a way to store those bulky tripods? Need some more hard drive space for your students? We've got two new Tips and Tricks to share from Teachers Jeff Deitchman and Steven Cortez.
Find out more.
Veterans History ProjectOur World War II veterans are dying at a rate of 1,000 per day. RTNDF wants to get students involved in making sure their stories live on, while learning something in the process, so we're partnering with the Library of Congress to interview veterans and capture their stories as part of the
Veterans History Project. RTNDF may be able to help you find a World War II veteran to interview – even help you work with a local television or radio station.
Find out how your school can get involved.
RTNDF Promotes Diversity in News Coverage
The Diverity Toolkit contains a downloadable workbook with streaming video of stories to help stations evaluate how they address diversity in their newsrooms and in their coverage. This resource encourages journalists to broaden the definition of diversity to include a variety of voices and groups.
The updated toolkit is available at http://www.rtnda.org/pages/media_items/diversity-toolkit540.php. The Diversity Toolkit was made possible by a grant from the MK Level Playing Field Institute.