Sunshine Week On Campus

In addition to the resources below, students and educators may use any items from the main Toolkit free of charge during Sunshine Week.

 

High School Journalism Lesson Plan from ASNE

ASNE's High School Journalism project offers a 3-day lesson plan for high school students participating in Sunshine Week. The unit focuses on Freedom of Information law and the First Amendment. Visit my.hsj.org for more high school journalism resources.

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SPLC Open Records Tip Sheets for Students

The Student Press Law Center, as part of a larger information kit for new student editors, has developed a public records tip sheet to help students navigate information requests. The packet also offers story ideas using different types of records and how to get them. Download the PDF.

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NewsU First Amendment Course for H.S. Journalists

The Poynter News University offers an online course designed to help high school journalists understand their First Amendment rights. The hour-long, self-directed program can be found on the Poynter News University website.

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PA College Essay Contest Winners for 2012

To celebrate Sunshine Week 2012, the Keystone Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and Bloomsburg University’s Andruss Library asked college students across Pennsylvania to pen essays on the topic, “WikiLeaks: Responsible Journalism or Dangerous Leaks?”

The winners, all of whom are students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, were: First-place, Tammy Stonecypher, who is a journalism major; Second-place, Kellly Dumrauf, a double major in sports administration and journalism; and in Third-place, Jennifer Smith, who is majoring in English education.

All of their essays may be reprinted for Sunshine Week 2012.

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