Journalism Insights

Teachers: Sharpen Your Journalism Skills

The short videos below describe elements of writing and editing news articles. Watch each one and then click on the related activity link. We’d love to love to hear your feedback.

The Lead

This video will help teachers explain how to write a lead.

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Context Paragraph

This video will help teachers explain context paragraphs.

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Sourcing Information

This video will help teachers explain the way journalists source information.

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Editing

This video will help teachers edit student work.

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