“A NewsHound’s Guide to Student Journalism” is a comic book that doubles as a high school textbook to civically engage young people.

Part episodic graphic novel, part educational text, “A NewsHound’s Guide to Student Journalism” offers high school cub reporters a glimpse into the dramas, adventures and ethical conundrums that make journalism so deeply compelling, rewarding and fun. It also provides a solid underpinning of media arts values and practice.

Perfect for school, libraries and youth media programs.

“‘A NewsHound’s Guide to Student Journalism” is an excellent resource. If I were teaching high school journalism, all my students would know it.” – Roy Peter Clark, “America’s writing coach” and author of “Writing Tools,” “How to Write Short,” “Murder Your Darlings,” and more.

“The book is in many ways a pedagogical masterpiece. The use of not only stories, but creative comics with believable, diverse characters in realistic situations makes the learning experience considerably more engaging. I would recommend that a copy be sent to every middle school, high school, college, and university in the United States.”
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“A Newshound’s Guide to Student Journalism” is a fantastic, real-world text that educates students through clever scenarios that truly show how scholastic media operates.  Of texts I’ve seen and used, this one is head-and-shoulders about the rest.”
– Tom Gayda, 2018 National High School Teacher of the Year, Dow Jones News Fund

“My co-teacher and I have been teaching this course for a few years without a textbook. With ‘A NewsHound’s Guide to Student Journalism’ I finally feel like we have some solid content to stand on.”
– Ian Bashaw, Ralph C. Mahar High School, Orange, MA

“I read your book about Student Journalism and it was incredible.”
– Rainier Harris, NYC student journo

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