Journalism Merit Badge
Learn journalism skills including press freedom, fact vs. opinion, news writing, interviewing, and ethical reporting. Complete stories and projects to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- Press Freedom & Media Ethics Explain what freedom of the press is and how the First Amendment guarantees that you can voice your opinion.
- Choose Your Newsroom Option A—Newspaper, Magazine, and Online Journalism.
- Choose a Storytelling Challenge Discuss the differences between a hard news story and a feature story.
- Choose Your Event Coverage Format Attend a public event and do ONE of the following:
At a glance
- Requirements
- 5
- Category
- Communications
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- March 29, 2026