Features

Press Freedom in Ropczycka, Poland

An American journalist observes the opening months of a newspaper’s birth.

Connecting What Is Learned With What Is Done

At Gannett, different strategies aim at the same goal of attracting younger readers.

Lessons Worth Learning About Young Readers

Young people will read newspapers and creative minds are figuring out how to reach them.

The Washington Post Reaches Out to Young Readers

‘Put the journalism first, put the readers first, put the reporters first. And start to move.’

Solving Some Mysteries About the Habits of the Young

The keys to turning young adults into newsreaders are out there.

Are We Reaching Da Youth?

Young adults’ ‘rejection of “the news” might be a reaction to big journalism’s rejection of them.’

Why I Don’t Like Mainstream News

Young people find a lot not to like about the way news is often presented.

Practicing Journalism in Elementary Classrooms

‘Could eight-, nine- and 10-year-olds, who had trouble sitting still for more than 10 minutes at a time, develop the skills to become reporters?’

Conventional Views a Teen Section Editor Must Break

Good journalists don’t put their opinions in their writing. Instead of teaching teens to keep themselves out of articles, editors need to teach them when and how they should write first-person…

Excerpts From Leslie Koren’s Stories

RELATED ARTICLE“Writing Stories to Reach Young Adults”– Leslie KorenMy editors told me I’d need to lose the formal newspaper tone and spice up my stories when I took on this…