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SNO Sites provides the technology, service, and training to help student media programs thrive online. Also @bestofsno.bsky.social. www.snosites.com
We’ve just blocked AI-training crawlers across all SNO sites using our Cloudflare name servers, and the results are already noticeable. Server load has dropped by roughly 20–30%, which means faster, more stable websites. This move also protects your content from being scraped for model training.
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We’ve just blocked AI-training crawlers across all SNO sites using our Cloudflare name servers, and the results are already noticeable. Server load has dropped by roughly 20–30%, which means faster, more stable websites. This move also protects your content from being scraped for model training.
We love celebrating big accomplishments from across the globe! The team from the Daegu International School in South Korea stopped by our booth at NHSJC to pick up their SNO Distinguished Sites plaque. So well deserved!
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We love celebrating big accomplishments from across the globe! The team from the Daegu International School in South Korea stopped by our booth at NHSJC to pick up their SNO Distinguished Sites plaque. So well deserved!
‘People just aren’t willing to talk’: The ‘chilling effect’ impacts student journalism - The Pitt News sno.buzz/49GKcwy
‘People just aren’t willing to talk’: The ‘chilling effect’ impacts student journalism
Student journalists report a growing “chilling effect” on their campuses, as administrative pressure and fear of repercussions make sources less willing to speak on the record.
pittnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
‘People just aren’t willing to talk’: The ‘chilling effect’ impacts student journalism - The Pitt News sno.buzz/49GKcwy
Local elections are coming up Tuesday in many communities. Check out how The Heights used the multiple story collections feature in the SNO FLEX theme to package their coverage of the Newton election, a great model for advance reporting: bcheights.com/2025-newton-...
2025 Newton Election
A special print edition from our Newton section covering the 2025 municipal election in the Garden City. Read profiles on all new candidates in contested elections, get the rundown on this year’s ball...
bcheights.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Local elections are coming up Tuesday in many communities. Check out how The Heights used the multiple story collections feature in the SNO FLEX theme to package their coverage of the Newton election, a great model for advance reporting: bcheights.com/2025-newton-...
We’re excited to reveal the 2025–2026 SNO Distinguished Site award image, a fresh look for one of our favorite SNO traditions.
Each year, student news programs from across the country earn this honor by demonstrating excellence in writing, design, audience engagement, and more.
Each year, student news programs from across the country earn this honor by demonstrating excellence in writing, design, audience engagement, and more.
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We’re excited to reveal the 2025–2026 SNO Distinguished Site award image, a fresh look for one of our favorite SNO traditions.
Each year, student news programs from across the country earn this honor by demonstrating excellence in writing, design, audience engagement, and more.
Each year, student news programs from across the country earn this honor by demonstrating excellence in writing, design, audience engagement, and more.
What makes a great journalism program tick? A few SNO advisers share their best tips for success.
Read more: snosites.com/news-announc...
Read more: snosites.com/news-announc...
SNO advisers share secrets to success | SNO Sites
The dust has settled! You finally know all your students’ names (hopefully), and they’re finally getting the hang of the publishing basics (hopefully). So…now what? How can you take things up a notch ...
snosites.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What makes a great journalism program tick? A few SNO advisers share their best tips for success.
Read more: snosites.com/news-announc...
Read more: snosites.com/news-announc...
When local news declines, student journalists step up despite challenges sno.buzz/42ATshC
When local news declines, student journalists step up despite challenges
They are increasingly filling the news deserts left behind by the decline of local news outlets, but are facing similar challenges such as shrinking budgets, censorship pressures, and the difficulty of...
edsource.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
When local news declines, student journalists step up despite challenges sno.buzz/42ATshC
🚨 Distinguished Sites season is back! Submissions open Oct 6.🚨
Whether you go after one badge or all six, you’ll get detailed feedback to help your newsroom grow. Earn all six, and you’ll be named a SNO Distinguished Site.
Full details → buff.ly/IsLXb6M
#SNO #DistinguishedSites
Whether you go after one badge or all six, you’ll get detailed feedback to help your newsroom grow. Earn all six, and you’ll be named a SNO Distinguished Site.
Full details → buff.ly/IsLXb6M
#SNO #DistinguishedSites
October 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🚨 Distinguished Sites season is back! Submissions open Oct 6.🚨
Whether you go after one badge or all six, you’ll get detailed feedback to help your newsroom grow. Earn all six, and you’ll be named a SNO Distinguished Site.
Full details → buff.ly/IsLXb6M
#SNO #DistinguishedSites
Whether you go after one badge or all six, you’ll get detailed feedback to help your newsroom grow. Earn all six, and you’ll be named a SNO Distinguished Site.
Full details → buff.ly/IsLXb6M
#SNO #DistinguishedSites
Check out how the Cougar Chronicle at Central Kitsap HS used the SNO long-form story format to turn a club fair recap into a full experience: cougarchronicle.org/feature/2025...
Got your own long-form examples? Share them! We’re always looking for inspiration.
Got your own long-form examples? Share them! We’re always looking for inspiration.
Get a Glimpse at 27 Extracurriculars CKHS has to Offer
cougarchronicle.org
September 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Check out how the Cougar Chronicle at Central Kitsap HS used the SNO long-form story format to turn a club fair recap into a full experience: cougarchronicle.org/feature/2025...
Got your own long-form examples? Share them! We’re always looking for inspiration.
Got your own long-form examples? Share them! We’re always looking for inspiration.
The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools
The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools
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sno.buzz
September 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools
Looking to monetize your SNO site? | SNO Sites
Looking to monetize your SNO site? | SNO Sites
We know budgets are tight these days... That’s why the SNO Patrol offers a couple of optional tools that can help your site generate revenue. All it takes is clicking an Activate button, and then you…
sno.buzz
September 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Looking to monetize your SNO site? | SNO Sites
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Best of SNO is off to a huge start this school year! In just the first couple of days, student journalists have already submitted 266 stories from 152 different schools. Explore the newest standout pieces at BestofSNO.com.
Best of SNO
The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network
BestofSNO.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Best of SNO is off to a huge start this school year! In just the first couple of days, student journalists have already submitted 266 stories from 152 different schools. Explore the newest standout pieces at BestofSNO.com.
Best of SNO Returns to Recognize the Nation’s Top Student Journalists sno.buzz/48aV44Z
September 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Best of SNO Returns to Recognize the Nation’s Top Student Journalists sno.buzz/48aV44Z
Help your student staff stay smart about images! From support strategies to exclusive Reuters photos, we’ve got you covered. sno.buzz/copyright
September 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Help your student staff stay smart about images! From support strategies to exclusive Reuters photos, we’ve got you covered. sno.buzz/copyright
We’ve rounded up all the SNO Resources to help you and your students succeed—from support guides and webinars to curriculum, design inspiration, and more.
SNO Resources to Start the Year Right | SNO Sites
The start of a new academic year is always busy, but you don’t have to go it alone. Whether you’re troubleshooting your site, teaching journalism fundamentals, or looking for inspiration, SNO has…
sno.buzz
August 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We’ve rounded up all the SNO Resources to help you and your students succeed—from support guides and webinars to curriculum, design inspiration, and more.
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Launches Free “Journalism for All” High School Curriculum - Newmark J-School
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Launches Free “Journalism for All” High School Curriculum - Newmark J-School
NEW YORK, NY, August 25, 2025 – The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY today announced the launch of the Journalism for All curriculum —
sno.buzz
August 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Launches Free “Journalism for All” High School Curriculum - Newmark J-School
🚀 The new school year is here—and so is the latest SNO Report!
Check out our 2025–26 tools, features, and updates designed to make your newsroom even stronger.
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Check out our 2025–26 tools, features, and updates designed to make your newsroom even stronger.
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The SNO Report: New Tools and Updates for 2025–26 | SNO Sites
Welcome Back! Hello and welcome back! Whether you’re advising a student newsroom or leading a college publication, we know the first weeks are a whirlwind of setting up, remembering passwords,…
sno.buzz
August 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚀 The new school year is here—and so is the latest SNO Report!
Check out our 2025–26 tools, features, and updates designed to make your newsroom even stronger.
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Check out our 2025–26 tools, features, and updates designed to make your newsroom even stronger.
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Today’s journalism students are more serious than you think - Editor and Publisher sno.buzz/45qbFjw
Today’s journalism students are more serious than you think - Editor and Publisher
Journalism professor John Morano hears it all the time: “Students just aren’t what they used to be.” But in classrooms where the First Amendment is debated weekly and “All the President’s Men” still…
www.editorandpublisher.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today’s journalism students are more serious than you think - Editor and Publisher sno.buzz/45qbFjw
Some NYC Teens Have a New Hobby: The School Paper
Some NYC Teens Have a New Hobby: The School Paper
A push to restart high school newspapers focuses on what journalism can do for the students who create it.
sno.buzz
June 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Some NYC Teens Have a New Hobby: The School Paper
We’re thrilled to announce the 2024–2025 SNO Distinguished Sites! These schools have achieved excellence in digital journalism by earning all six badges.
👏 Congratulations to all the honorees!
🔗 Full list: buff.ly/ntGCNPe
#StudentJournalism #SNOSites
👏 Congratulations to all the honorees!
🔗 Full list: buff.ly/ntGCNPe
#StudentJournalism #SNOSites
June 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We’re thrilled to announce the 2024–2025 SNO Distinguished Sites! These schools have achieved excellence in digital journalism by earning all six badges.
👏 Congratulations to all the honorees!
🔗 Full list: buff.ly/ntGCNPe
#StudentJournalism #SNOSites
👏 Congratulations to all the honorees!
🔗 Full list: buff.ly/ntGCNPe
#StudentJournalism #SNOSites
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🚨 It's Deadline Day! Today is your last chance to submit stories for Best of SNO.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🚨 It's Deadline Day! Today is your last chance to submit stories for Best of SNO.
sno.buzz/3Hf8a65
sno.buzz/3Hf8a65
Often undervalued, student journalists play a vital role in our communities sno.buzz/4mm9MLi
Often undervalued, student journalists play a vital role in our communities
We talk about what it's like to be a student journalist today with the Executive Director of the Student Press Law Center and a panel of student journalists.
www.ctpublic.org
May 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Often undervalued, student journalists play a vital role in our communities sno.buzz/4mm9MLi
Under Trump, student journalism is ‘trial by fire,’ reporters say - Poynter
Under Trump, student journalism is ‘trial by fire,’ reporters say - Poynter
The country’s youngest journalists are on the front lines of one of the biggest news stories
buff.ly
May 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Under Trump, student journalism is ‘trial by fire,’ reporters say - Poynter
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(1/2) On Monday there will be only 20 weekdays remaining until @snosites.bsky.social Distinguished Sites submissions close for the school year.
With that in mind, if you haven't earned the Audience Engagement or Continuous Coverage badge yet you'll want to develop a plan to start on Monday.
With that in mind, if you haven't earned the Audience Engagement or Continuous Coverage badge yet you'll want to develop a plan to start on Monday.
May 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
(1/2) On Monday there will be only 20 weekdays remaining until @snosites.bsky.social Distinguished Sites submissions close for the school year.
With that in mind, if you haven't earned the Audience Engagement or Continuous Coverage badge yet you'll want to develop a plan to start on Monday.
With that in mind, if you haven't earned the Audience Engagement or Continuous Coverage badge yet you'll want to develop a plan to start on Monday.
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Big news from Seattle!
At the National HS Journalism Convention this weekend, 11 SNO customers were named NSPA Online Pacemaker winners—the highest honor in scholastic journalism! We're proud of these outstanding programs and the work they produce. See list of SNO winners: sno.buzz/25pacemaker
At the National HS Journalism Convention this weekend, 11 SNO customers were named NSPA Online Pacemaker winners—the highest honor in scholastic journalism! We're proud of these outstanding programs and the work they produce. See list of SNO winners: sno.buzz/25pacemaker
Eleven SNO Customers Named NSPA Pacemaker Winners | SNO Sites
On Saturday, April 26 at the National High School Journalism Convention in Seattle, Washington, the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) named 13 scholastic media sites as Online Pacemaker win...
sno.buzz
April 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Big news from Seattle!
At the National HS Journalism Convention this weekend, 11 SNO customers were named NSPA Online Pacemaker winners—the highest honor in scholastic journalism! We're proud of these outstanding programs and the work they produce. See list of SNO winners: sno.buzz/25pacemaker
At the National HS Journalism Convention this weekend, 11 SNO customers were named NSPA Online Pacemaker winners—the highest honor in scholastic journalism! We're proud of these outstanding programs and the work they produce. See list of SNO winners: sno.buzz/25pacemaker