How to Enroll – Newsroom 101

Here are the available sections of Newsroom 101:

If you are a student in a college course that requires Newsroom 101, follow your professor’s instructions on how to enroll, or see “Access: Find Your Section” in the column to the left.
If you are a media professional, you can enroll in the Newsroom 101 Section for Professionals. Follow the link, create a new account, pay through Paypal and begin.
If you are a student working on your own and not enrolled in a course that requires Newsroom 101, go to Find Your Section and look at the bottom for the open section. Do not enroll in this section if you are enrolled in a course that requires Newsroom 101, because work completed in the wrong section cannot be transferred.
The fee schedule can be found through the menu under Info/Pricing.

After you have found the section for the course you are enrolled in, go to it and create a new account:

Create a username consisting of your email address.
If you have a Gmail account, please use that email, because Newsroom 101 uses a Gmail business account.
- Otherwise, use your university email address.
Create a password easy for you to remember, but hard for others to guess.
Pay the required fee through the Paypal link that appears
- If you do not have a Paypal account, look for the link in Paypal that allows you to pay with a credit card.
Enter Newsroom 101 and begin!

Once You Have a Username and Password

If you have created an account and paid, sign in at the top of the sign-in screen. Do not create a new account.

If your university has paid your fee, sign in at the top of the sign-in screen with:

Username: Your university email address
Temporary password: Newsroom101

If that username is rejected, try your personal email address as the username.