- TOY Austin says advisers must embrace change | David W. Bulla | First Amendment Blog • August 2013
- From Chaucer to the Newsroom | University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development • Feb. 2013
- Ellen Austin named Named National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year | JEA Digital Media (Video, full speech) • Nov. 27, 2012.
- Dow Jones News Fund 2012 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Ellen Austin | JEA Digital Media (Video recap) • Nov. 23, 2012.
- Palo Alto Teacher Receives National Teacher of the Year Award | Patch • Oct. 24, 2012.
- Palo Alto Adviser Named Journalism Teacher of the Year | Dow Jones News Fund Press Release • Sept. 18, 2012
- Palo Alto High School’s Ellen Austin named national high school journalism teacher of the year | San Francisco Peninsula Press Club • Sept. 14, 2012
- Paly teacher Ellen Austin wins Dow Jones Award | Palo Alto Online • Sept. 12, 2012
- Viking adviser Ellen Austin receives national journalism award | The Viking • Sept. 10, 2012