Elevating youth voice through journalism education 
NBTB students kick off “Arresting Knowledge” media tour
By Phillicity Uriarte-Jones NBTB 2017 Counselor-in-Training Who are you? A journalist. Who are you? An educator. Who are you? A person. Simple questions, but they were the beginning of an unusual exercise by Deborah Pardes, an artist and media literacy advocate whose “Arresting Knowledge” show kicked off a nationwide tour at NBTB on July 4. Pardes, a former folk singer […]
Tips from Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters on how to become an investigative journalist
By Phillicity Uriarte-Jones NBTB 2017 Counselor-in-Training Reporters Matthias Gafni, Erin Baldassari and Tom Peele of the East Bay Times visited NBTB on Monday, July 3 to talk about covering the December 2016 fire at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland. The Times won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for its “relentless” reporting (in […]
The CIT 411: Tips for NBTB 2017
By Phillicity Uriarte-Jones NBTB 2017 Counselor-in-Training Welcome to Newsroom by the Bay! Now that you’re at camp, the possibilities of what is to come this week might seem nearly endless, and perhaps at times even a bit daunting. The lineup of guest speakers is exciting, and you don’t have to worry about a lack of […]
What moves young people to go to war: “Weapon on the Wall”
The Stanford campus — second-biggest in the world next to Moscow State University — offers plenty of opportunities for aspiring and advanced student journalists. The Hoover Institution’s current “Weapon on the Wall” exhibit of World War I posters is a perfect example. The exhibit marks America’s entry into World War I in 1917 and explores […]
Afternoon speakers to provide insight, story opportunities
Our afternoon guest speakers are a valued part of our programming and a way for young journalists to interview newsmakers, experts and entrepreneurs during their daily afternoon reporting time. This year we welcome: Tom Abate, associate director of communications at Stanford University’s school of engineering, is a former reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle and […]
Teen Vogue explores impact of Trump-media war on summer study, including NBTB
What impact does President Trump’s dislike of the media have on U.S. journalism programs? That’s the subject of an article in Teen Vogue, quoting from leaders of high school journalism programs, summer journalism workshops, and university journalism schools, including Newsroom by the Bay. “There is more passion,” Laura Widmer, executive director for the National Scholastic Press […]
Go wayback into TV news with guest speaker Roger Macdonald
You have to hand it to the people of the Internet Archive — they may have fun at work, but they don’t play. Located in the laid-back Haight Ashbury district of San Francisco, the Internet Archive is the library of everything that has been on the web since, well, ever. Housed in a former church, including […]
Meet the guest speaker: First Amendment attorney Paul Boylan
We’re delighted to welcome Paul Nicholas Boylan as a guest speaker and seminar leader this summer. Boylan received a Freedom of Information Award today from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for helping the North Coast Journal in a two-year battle to force the city of Eureka to release a police video showing the arrest of a 14-year-old boy […]
Meet the guest speaker: Lakshmi Sarah, VR journalist
Artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality — today’s buzzwords are fast becoming tomorrow’s immersive storytelling, the next wave of new journalism. Virtual reality journalist Lakshmi Sarah will show NBTB students the new media landscape during her evening guest speaker presentation on Friday, July 7. Born and raised in California, Sarah is an educator and journalist with a focus on the […]
Just hit pause: ‘Arresting Knowledge’ tour heads to NBTB
If your mother says she loves you, check it out. And if you’re smiling, chances are you know something about journalism, including the mindset that makes journalists some of the best critical thinkers around. Don’t assume. Follow the money. Question authority. What’s your source? Any beginning journalism class begins — and ends — with phrases like these. […]
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