SNO Sites

07/22/2025

More Features. Better Engagement. One Simple Add-On.

Our Site Booster add-on gives your journalism program a serious edge—with features that make your site more dynamic, more engaging, and more professional.

Explore the full feature set here ➡️ https://features.snodemo.com

06/03/2025

We’re proud to recognize 73 student publications as SNO Distinguished Sites for 2024–2025! These schools have demonstrated outstanding commitment to digital journalism by earning all six badges in our program.

👏 Join us in congratulating these exceptional student journalists!

🔗 Read the full announcement and see the complete list of honorees: https://buff.ly/ntGCNPe

05/29/2025

Today is the last day to submit stories for Best of SNO this year.

We just shared our Best of the Best of SNO roundup, and there’s still time to get your newsroom in the mix before the final curtain closes tonight. https://sno.buzz/3Hf8a65

04/28/2025

Big news from Seattle!

At the National High School 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 the full list of SNO winners and celebrate with us:

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 winners. Of the 13 winners, 11 are part of the SNO community. NSPA previously announced 34 Online Pacem...

04/25/2025

We're thrilled to recognize The Standard from The American School in London as a SNO Distinguished Site this year! Adviser Louisa Avery picked up their plaque at the National High School Journalism Convention in Seattle, and we couldn’t be prouder of her team.

If you’re attending here in Seattle, stop by the SNO booth to say hello, snap a photo, and learn what it takes to become a Distinguished Site. We’d love to meet you!

04/14/2025

SNO friends! If you’re headed to Seattle next week for NHSJC, we’d love to see you at our booth.

We’ll be there for the full trade show—ready to help with quick critiques, answer questions, or just catch up. To make things easier and avoid lines, you can now book a free 15-minute session with a SNO Patrol team member.

We’ll have your site pulled up and be ready to chat about anything you need—tech support, Site Booster tips, or even the new Reuters Photojournalism partnership.

👉 https://sno.buzz/seeyouinseattle

Reminder: Check that your times are showing in Pacific!

04/11/2025

Student journalism got a big win in Wake County, NC this week.

Students from several different schools pushed back after the district tried to cut ties with SNO, and they made it happen. They spoke at a school board meeting—not just about us, but about what student journalism means to them. It was really inspiring stuff. And two days later, the district reversed its decision.

You can watch their testimony here (relevant portion starts at 33:45):

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04/07/2025

How student journalists are making national news local

From Arkansas rice farms to campus Title IX policy, college reporters are connecting federal decisions to their communities.

04/04/2025

Student media is facing challenges that feel different from the past—and the SPLC, along with several national organizations, is calling attention to it. At SNO, we’re listening, and we’re committed to supporting student journalists through it all.

National student media organizations today took the unprecedented step of releasing a “Student Media Alert” to warn about the current threats to student speech posed by recent immigration enforcement actions on campuses across the country.  The alert recommends student media leaders revisit the...

03/28/2025

This collection of interactive exercises uses Times resources to help young people find the news that matters to them, understand how it’s made, connect it to their lives — and make media of their own.

03/20/2025

If you’re not listening to Brian Reed’s podcast Question Everything, you—and your journalism students—are missing out. The latest episode, Why Was This District Attorney Hiding From Me in His Office Ten Feet Away?, is bound to spark classroom discussion and might even inspire a few future journalists.

Give it a listen, and let Brian know SNO Sites sent you. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-was-this-district-attorney-hiding-from-me-in-his/id1765799296?i=1000700074335

03/13/2025

🎉 Big news! Thirty-one SNO customer sites have been named National Scholastic Press Association Online Pacemaker Finalists!

We’re beyond proud to support these incredible student journalists and their advisers. 👏

Check out the full list of finalists 👉 https://sno.buzz/woohoo

Congrats to all! 🎉💻📰

On March 12, the National Scholastic Press Association announced the finalists for the 2025 Online Pacemaker Awards. Thirty-one of the 34 finalists are part of the SNO network. The SNO Patrol is immensely proud of these exemplary websites! Scot Scoop, Carlmont High School, Belmont, California El Est...