Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Penn State Student Newspaper Readership Program, initiated in 1997 and now a nationwide model on college and university campuses, provides students with a broader perspective on global, national and local issues. It aims to enhance the learning environment on campus, increase students' knowledge of domestic and world events, and encourage a lifelong practice of daily newspaper readership. (more)
Monday, October 24, 2011
Students, faculty, and staff--The Libraries want to know what newspapers you read when you visit the News and Microforms Library. Your opinion counts as it will influence important title purchase and cancellation decisions as well as determine the number of copies made available to readers.
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Six Penn State communications students are earning valuable experience this semester through an independent study opportunity with the Centre Daily Times, in which their news stories are published.
Students participating this semester are: Mike Bray (junior-journalism), from West Chester, Pa.; Alanna Fuschillo (junior-communications), from Cape May, N.J.; Drew Gingrich (junior-print journalism), from Havertown, Pa.; Shane Hennigan (senior-telecommunications) from Dunmore, Pa.; Kate Herskovitz (sophomore-communications), from Reisertown, Md.; and Shane McGregor (senior, print journalism and English), from Ebensburg, Pa. (more)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Faculty who include newspaper readership as part of their required coursework can receive a daily subscription of that paper at no cost -- as well online classroom resources, case studies and additional teaching support materials made available by The New York Times and USA Today -- as part of the Penn State Student Newspaper Readership Program. Faculty interested in receiving the free newspapers for use in their classrooms should email the Penn State Student Newspaper Readership Program at newspapers@psu.edu and provide their contact information, office address and a copy of the course syllabus requiring student newspaper readership as an email attachment. (more)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Do you read the Washington Post? Al Watan? Wall Street Journal Asia? These newspapers and hundreds of others can be read online in their original format, from the powerful news database PressDisplay. The database includes newspapers from 81 countries in 37 languages, preserved in digital format and is available to all Penn State students, faculty and staff. (more)
Monday, May 19, 2008
It's a morning routine repeated across the country: Before heading off to work, you sit down at the table with a cup of coffee, a bowl of cereal and the local paper spread out in front of you. But as the Internet becomes a leading source for news, what are the chances that the newsprint on your fingers will be replaced by the feel of the laptop keys? Print newspapers won't go the way of the dinosaur anytime soon, predicts Russell Frank. But Frank, an associate professor of communications at Penn State, does think that the print version may become more difficult to find on the newsstand. (more)
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Although most newspaper editorials tend to support Title IX at face value, a study conducted by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State suggests those same editorials include assumptions about the law that are incorrect. The study, titled "The Rhetoric and Idology Behind Title IX: An Analysis of U.S. Newspapers Editorials, 2002-2005," is published in the spring edition of Women in Sport & Physical Activity Journal and analyzes editorials related to Title IX. (more)
