Indiana University

Always an Editor

"I hope it’s not your life, but you’ll find that you’re always an editor." These were words of both warning and expectation that I heard from my newspaper adviser before this year as editor in chief of the my high school’s student newspaper. I found them to be true in more ways than I expected. HSJI addressed [...]

The Search for a Story

Many might believe that the chatter in the high school halls consists entirely of pointless gossip and whimsical stories. Journalists, on the other hand, crave these random conversations. Why, you might ask? Because, for the most part, the best article ideas stem directly from the people for which we write. I learned from the beginning that a [...]

Handle with care

Handle with care—a label relevant not only to fragile knick-knacks, but journalistic stories as well. It is understood that as reporters, we must make our voices heard and display certain facts for all to see. When our words may cause destruction to the life of another, however, where do we draw the line? Don’t get me wrong, [...]

Things I learned at HSJI

By Rachel Brown

On your mark, get set…

GO!    Jessica Haney [...]

A classroom visit

Rooms full of eyebrow-furrowed, brain-boiling high schoolers packed Ernie Pyle Hall and Teter today, a signal that HSJI is in full swing. [...]

Day Two at the High School Journalism Institute

The day began with an early breakfast of a banana, cereal and– don’t tell my mom– a donut. After eating, it was time to report to Ernie Pyle for a lecture entitled “Why Are E-mail and Facebook Lame Ways to Interview?” The lecture reexamined the process of conducting a successful interview while adding new “tips [...]

Day One at the High School Journalism Institute

Jessica Haney [...]

Off to a running start

Jessica Haney [...]

HSJI welcomes 500 high school journalists to campus

The High School Journalism Institute begins its 63rd consecutive summer Monday, July 6, and unlike the economy, numbers are up. As of Friday, 175 high school students from across the country were scheduled to move into Teter Quad and begin five days of workshops.  The first session, which runs from July 6-10, includes classes in digital [...]