Don’t Let Layoffs Deter You from Journalism

By Erica A. Hernandez CNN During the last two weeks of January about 1,000 jobs in media lost as the result of layoffs announced at BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Gannett — the nation's largest newspaper chain. Let that sink in for a minute. As…

The Weekly Scroll for March 29, 2019

The Lede: Attorney General William Barr released a four-page memo over the weekend that purports to summarize the report generated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller report, who led a team of more than a dozen attorneys and investigators in…

McCallum HS wins Staff Blue and Gold Award

McCallum High School of Austin, Texas has won the 2019 Blue and Gold Award for Staff Excellence in the 2019 Quill and Scroll International Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contest. Students from five countries submitted 2,486 entries over all…

Weekly Scroll for March 15, 2019

News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Caley Griebenow j The Lede FBI charges various celebrities with fraud in massive college admissions scandal It…

Weekly Scroll for March 8, 2019

News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Caley Griebenow The Lede House passes sweeping measure in attempt to condemn hate speech The Democratic-majority…

Weekly Scroll for March 1, 2019

News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Caley Griebenow jjj The Lede Tinker celebrates 50th anniversary, lasting impact Mary Beth and John Tinker just…

Weekly Scroll for February 22, 2019

News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Nichole Shaw jjj The Lede The Green New Deal technologically possible, politically not so much The Green New…

Weekly Scroll for February 15, 2019

News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Nichole Shaw jjj The Lede 200 teen reporters document gun violence "Since Parkland" A year after the mass shooting…

Weekly Scroll for February 8, 2019

News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Nichole Shaw jjj The Lede New York Times obtains sustainable digital publishing model The New York Times announced…

Ron Stallworth: Inside a Black Man’s Mind

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News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Written by Quill and Scroll journalist Nichole Shaw Quill and Scroll spoke to Ron Stallworth, a retired police officer and author on Jan. 23 to tell us his story…

Weekly Scroll for February 1, 2019

News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Nichole Shaw jjj The Lede Why is it so cold if the Earth is supposed to be warming? The U.S. Midwest is enduring…

Weekly Scroll for January 25, 2019

News, tips and advice from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society Compiled and written by Quill and Scroll journalist Nichole Shaw jjj The Lede Supreme Court brings transgender military service ban back The Supreme Court 5-4…