Scholastic has a great site where kids can explore parts of a newspapers and learn to create their own papers! Set deadlines for publishing and involve the kids in editing. If you can get a printer up and running in class, you should spot the budding journalists soon. Set aside a time in a week for "Newsworks" so kids can look forward to it. Activity reinforces writing skills, provided at least one paper is produced.
http://www.scholastic.com/titles/geronimostilton/index.htm
For older kids, try this link at PBS. Teaches kids to be a correspondent/reporter. Has an activity that allows kids to investigate an incident, ask questions and submit reports for review. It also gives kids feedback on their progress. I would say it is fairly engaging.
http://pbskids.org/newsflashfive/scoop/index.html
The site also offers extensive resources for teachers to introduce news reading in class.
http://pbskids.org/newsflashfive/correspondent/index.html
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