Newsroom by the Bay

01/20/2023

Hi all. Here's some news about NBTB — one last loop, I'll say, with gratitude for everything and everyone who was part of this wonderful program. Thank you! -Beatrice https://bit.ly/3XNE8sP

04/21/2021

Calling all student journalists!

Enter the 2021 Future of Privacy Scholarship competition to win $5,000 and a one-year ExpressVPN subscription — answer the prompt below in a 600-800 word essay. Deadline August 31, 2021.

"With the emergence of Covid-19, countries have introduced tracking and control measures that may intrude on individual privacy. Looking ahead to future crises, how should countries approach the needs of public health vs. those of individual privacy?"

Submit your essay:

Submit a short essay for a chance to win the ExpressVPN Future of Privacy Scholarship!

04/11/2021

Newsroom by the Bay would like to congratulate Riley Atkinson, the 2021 JEA Journalist of the Year and $3,000 Sister Rita Jeanne Abicht Scholarship winner. Atkinson is a senior at Shawnee Mission East High School, and the online co-editor in chief of the school's student publication, The Harbinger.

Congratulations as well to the three runners up:
Eddy Binford-Ross, South Salem High School, Salem, Oregon
Grant Johnson, Rock Hill High School, Frisco, Texas
Anna Vazhaeparambil, The Harker School, San Jose, California

To all of the talented and dedicated journalists in the running for this year's award, we tip our hats to you and the amazing work you have done through some of the toughest circumstances this past year.

Riley Atkinson’s high school journalism journey started on an espresso-stained, saggy sofa in the back of the newsroom at Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas.

04/07/2021

After much uncertainty due to the ongoing changes caused by the COVID pandemic, we will not offer a residential program at Stanford this summer.

See how we are using this summer to work on some long-needed program development, plans for Summer 2022:

Due to ongoing changes caused by the COVID pandemic, Newsroom by the Bay will not offer a residential program at Stanford this summer. Stanford began welcoming back undergraduate juniors and senior…

03/31/2021

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISTS!

There is still time to enter the American Foreign Services Association National High School Essay Contest for the chance to win $2,500, a trip to the nation’s capital and an educational voyage courtesy of Semester at Sea.

Entries close April 6, so don't wait!!

Sponsored by the American Foreign Service Association in partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace, Semester at Sea and the National Student Leadership Conference.

02/26/2021

Today, on the 3rd annual Student Press Freedom Day, we want to bring attention to one simple fact:

While student journalists are providing an essential service to their communities throughout the U.S., only 14 states have laws specifically protecting .

That’s why we began Student Press Freedom Day. Learn more and take action today by visiting https://buff.ly/3kl3Wdo

Post a video testimonial Tell your story this Student Press Freedom Day. Create a short video responding to this question: How did you show up for student journalism over the past year, and what were the odds you were fighting against? Post it on any social media platform using ....

02/25/2021

The theme for Day 2021 (culminating Feb. 26th) is Journalism Against the Odds, in acknowledgment of the phenomenal news coverage student journalists produced this past year, despite being faced with incredible challenges in a year consumed by not only a global pandemic, but widespread racial justice protests, a major election and a rise in targeting and censorship of journalists.

To see how student journalists have been keeping their communities informed on COVID-19, as well as the important stories that did not stop during the pandemic, head to the link below for 21 times throughout 2020 that students persevered to tell the stories that matter.

Protecting student press freedom is a powerful public good, just look at these student stories on COVID-19, racial injustice, public health, civic concerns, and government accountability.

02/23/2021

This past year, as journalism programs across the country faced budget cuts and many had to adopt an online format or be forced to stop production, student journalists persevered. That is why the theme of Day 2021 is ‘Journalism Against the Odds’.

Today, we want to highlight a phenomenal story from Amy Chen, Editor-in-Chief of the Beachcomber, about the impact of student press censorship and the essential service provided to the community by student journalists. Read the story:

Throughout the pandemic, student publications have remained committed to maintaining their journalistic integrity, even in the face of public crisis, threats from school administrations, and the immense personal toll 2020 has taken on everyone. To learn more about how you can support student journalism, go to https://buff.ly/2ZH17tH

During the past few years, The Beachcomber‘s coverage has come under increasing scrutiny, just as professional journalists have been increasingly attacked by politicians. However, while the First Amendment may guarantee freedom of speech and freedom of the press, as a student publication that unde...

02/22/2021

2021 marks the 3rd annual Student Press Freedom Day. Student Press Freedom Day was created by the Student Press Law Center in 2019, with three goals:

- Raise awareness of the vital work and impact of student journalists as they report on their schools and communities (including the important role they play filling gaps in news deserts).
- Highlight the challenges student journalists face as they are confronted with censorship and prior review policies.
- Showcase the contribution of journalism education to engaged civic life.

We have shared countless stories from our students over the years, and in honor of Day (Feb. 26) we will be taking this week to highlight even more amazing student journalism from 2020, as well as how you can support student journalists.
Stay tuned and learn more:

Student journalists have always done incredible work keeping their schools and communities informed, but the connection and clarity they provide have never been more important than in the past year. In 2020, students conducted an essential service by disseminating public health information related t...

02/04/2021

In 2020, several of our students submitted their stories to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. The competition was tough, with entries coming from all over the country, but Newsroom by the Bay would like to congratulate three students on their recognition in the contest!

Kanchan Naik received a Gold Key for her story about the impact of the movement within the South Asian community, placing in the top 5-7% of all entries.

Grace Sandman received Silver Keys for two of her stories: one exploring the revelations of “@ Dear” Instagram accounts about elite private schools, along with “Supreme Court’s newest justice follows in the seat but not the footsteps of Ruth Bader Ginsburg”, placing in the top 7-10%. Sandman also received an Honorable Mention for “@ Dearmayfield reveals history of unchecked racism”, placing in the top 10-15%.

Madison Rojas received an Honorable Mention for “Activism should be more than just a hashtag”, placing in the top 10-15% of all entries.

Congratulations from everyone at Newsroom by the Bay!

Read the stories here: https://buff.ly/3rkcX92

01/20/2021

On the morning of this historic Inauguration Day, people around the country will be reflecting on the political chaos that seems to have engulfed Washington over the past several weeks. Young people in particular have taken center stage in the recent election season, with the Nov. 3 election seeing the highest youth voter turnout in American history.

team leader Claire Chu highlights a few of the ways young people can make an impact on civic life — even if they aren’t old enough to vote.

Read the full story on page 4 of 650 West:

12/31/2020

Hope for a new year — NBTB Now turns the page:

An orange-tinged sky hovers over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Sept. 9, 2020. The unusual event was the result of smoke accumulating from multiple blazes across Northern Califor…