You don’t have enough students in your journalism class for it to be an elective, technically, but the guidance office is looking the other way; at least, they are this year. So, you know you need to step up your game. The future of journalism is at stake here! That’s the situation Chris Grazier, adviser […]
What is a photo caption? Not knowing is going to cost you several of our SNO Distinguished Sites badges, or at least delay your attempt to earn them. In asking there to be captions and credits on all images and graphics — original and outsourced — we’re not just asking you to fill space. We […]
Late last week, we bought our photo galleries new clothes and new toys. Did you notice? The display and function of them got an upgrade. Here’s what changed: When viewing in full screen, we reformatted the space to allow for a larger area where your photos can really pop. The big changes in this view, […]
Localize this Maybe your brain works this way, too: You click on a couple of the latest articles from Wired and while reading each one, it hits you, “Hey! Why couldn’t we do this article, too?” … First, there’s the uber-simple election coverage — just pictures! This photographer captured New Yorkers standing in voting lines, thus capturing the resilient […]
The days are so few between holiday breaks, which means you’re running out of time to actually accomplish the things you set out to, on your student news site this semester. Whether you splurged and bought a site this year or simply committed yourself to recommitting to it, we sure hope you’ve been successful. However, […]
Your favorite time of year is back, the time of year when you can begin applying for our SNO Distinguished Sites badges. Like Best of SNO, this year you’ll submit for badges on your own site dashboard, in the tab for SNO Badges. There, you’ll get started, track your progress, submit to Best of SNO, and […]
There might be a pretty good opportunity for breaking news coverage next week as the midterm election results start to come out. Presenting your coverage online, here’s the big thing to think about: Where’s it going to go? Is it time to finally use the Breaking News Ticker? Add headlines to it throughout the day as you […]
OK, we concede. You guys are good! We asked you to get out there and cover your local elections. Your response? Overwhelming. You had it covered from all angles, so much so that we’ve re-published close to 30 stories so far and still have more to review — and more being sent in. Thank you for […]
But what if it’s bad? Consider for a moment the significance of recent box-office hit Crazy Rich Asians, which many student journalists are filing reviews of lately. Great, right? But is it actually any good? New York Times critic Wesley Morris wrote a thoughtful essay about how cultural criticism — that of art, television, movies — has worsened, in 2018, by becoming more […]
You can’t escape it. The political ads pouring into your poor mailbox and out of your television screen (here’s our favorite). The context applied to all news, or discussions of news, coming out of Washington, D.C. recently. The midterm elections are right around the corner. On our podcast with The New York Times’ design team, they […]