Journalistic Learning Initiative

ever heard of the journalism effect? *students who engage in journalism and media courses earn better grades and test scores in high school and college than their peers. *journalism students rate higher on social situated learning, intrinsic motivation, and skill enhancement than non-journalism students. *and students with publications experience outperform their peers in college freshman writing assignments and make fewer errors than ap english and honors students. journalistic learning initiative students create with confidence, communicate with conviction, and take ownership of their learning. our proven method of teaching uses storytelling to strengthen research, reading, writing, and critical thinking skills for young people, particularly in lower-income communities that do not always have a voice. student voice is essential in discovering the hidden strengths each individual has within them self, and gives young people a healthy way of processing their environment and taking