Entries by Jeff Browne
Taylor Blatchford’s “The Lead” is another great resource for student-journalists
Quill and Scroll editor’s note: Taylor Blatchford is sharing with Quill and Scroll the first edition of her e-newsletter for student journalists — The Lead — in both college and high school. We encourage all our members and their advisers to subscribe to Taylor’s column. We also encourage you to subscribe to Quill and Scroll’s […]
The Weekly Scroll for September 14, 2018
News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Caitlyn Martin The Lede Trump administration transfers $9.8 million in funds from FEMA to ICE Hurricane Florence is the first of many anticipated natural disasters as hurricane season begins, and a nearly $10 million cut […]
Thirteen schools earn Gallup designation in 2018 News Media Evaluation service
By Caitlyn Martin Judges cited 13 school publications from ten states and British Columbia as George H. Gallup recipients in the 2018 Quill and Scroll News Media Evaluation service. Named for the founder of Quill and Scroll and the Gallup Poll, the award is given only to those publications that achieved and sustained excellence during […]
The Weekly Scroll for May 4, 2018
News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalists The Lede World Press Freedom Day Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of the United Nations’ World Press Freedom Day. In an editorial, The Los Angeles Times has a pretty strong take on the state of press freedom: […]
Hammers, fists, anvils. Feathers, smiles, candles.
Whichever metaphor suits you, the key to our collective future is the pursuit of truth. Philosophers, poets and marketers often use metaphors to define truth. For some, the truth is literally hard. The autobiography of 18th-century American investigative journalist James Callender — who uncovered Thomas Jefferson’s fathering of children birthed by slave Sally Hemings — […]
Weekly Scroll for March 16: Walkout Edition
News, tips and advice from and about Quill and Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalists The Lede: Walk Hard. This week’s fusillade of national news has still been dominated by the #marchforourlives movement orchestrated by teenagers in response to the mass shooting and the 17 lives lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School […]
The Weekly Scroll for March 9, 2018
News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Caitlyn Martin The Lede: Navigating Bad News Pennsylvania’s Elizabethtown Area High School’s student newspaper found themselves in a tricky spot after posting a controversial interview with a school board member online without administration approval. Read […]
