Dater High School Students Create Podcasts
Students from Ms. Lytle’s 9th grade English class created podcasts to answer the question: How does injustice affect individuals and society as a whole? Their […]
Articles by Kahvah Whittaker
Commentary: How I Stay Young Going Back To High School Journalism
WVXU’s Senior Political Analyst Howard Wilkinson feels privileged to work with the staff of Walnut Hills High School’s student newspaper, The Chatterbox, for several years. […]
Student Newspapers: Democracy and Me Salutes Student Journalists in Action
Students across the Greater Cincinnati area are immersing themselves in journalism by reporting on the happenings at their schools. Student produced newspapers are excellent training […]
Student Spotlight
Help Democracy and Me shine a spotlight on the exemplary work being done by students across the Greater Cincinnati area. Send us examples of student […]
NPR Student Podcast Challenge
NPR and WVXU are inviting students to create a podcast, then – with the help of a teacher – compete for a chance to win […]
See The Political Junkie Live
The Political Junkie LIVE October 29 at 7 p.m. at the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Fath Auditorium Government – Journalism – History Teachers and Students! You […]
Amendment 1: Freedom of Speech
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the […]
WORD OF THE DAY
Words matter. While reading a recent article in the news, an unfamiliar word was used by the author – animadversion . A quick search on a smart […]
News Reporting or News Commentary?
Are your students skilled in recognizing the difference between factual news reporting and news commentary that intermixes facts and opinions? Developing this essential skill will […]
THE ELUSIVE TREE OCTOPUS!
Several years ago I learned about the Northwest tree octopus from a colleague. She had shown a picture to her students and they were amazed […]