Campus Press vs. Colleges: Kentucky Suit Highlights Free-Speech Fight - The New York Times

Campus Press vs. Colleges: Kentucky Suit Highlights Free-Speech Fight - The New York Times

Read the article and answer the following in a comment: Who is Frank LoMonte and what is his position on the controversy? What are the four newspapers named (name of university and of paper) and what story did they cover?

Deadline extended for Discover Asia contest

The Los Angeles Times has extended their deadline to enter until Sunday, Dec. 4 at 11:59 p.m. Get the details here.http://www.latimes.com/la-2016-korean-air-discover-asia-correspondent-contest-htmlstory.html

Can You Tell Fake News From Real? Study Finds Students Have 'Dismaying' Inability : The Two-Way : NPR

Can You Tell Fake News From Real? Study Finds Students Have 'Dismaying' Inability : The Two-Way : NPR

Please read (or listen to) the story and post a comment on what you think of it.

Journalists, it’s time to get back to work – Poynter

Read this commentary from the Poynter Institute, a leader in journalism, and post a comment here. What stories will you tell?

Journalists, it’s time to get back to work – Poynter

High School Journalism Day at CSUN on Saturday

 Who's in? Let me know, so I can register.



2016 High School Journalism Day at CSUN – HS Insider

New Students: How to study for and make up your quiz

In the box above, click on the folder labeled Class Assignments.
Click on the file labeled eightelementsofnews and review the slides.
When you feel you have learned the material, click on quizstar in the links on the lower right of this page.
On Quizstar, log in on the student login page.
Your username is the first letter of your first name and your last name (ex. Sam Student would be sstudent)
Your password is your six digit birthday.
You can take it as many times as necessary to get all eight answers correct, but I will need to reset it after two or three attempts.

Elie Wiesel to journalists: Never stop the search for meaning – Poynter

I've read Elie Wiesel, but I never knew he was once a journalist. For those of you who liked Night, you may be interested in this interview. Even if you have never read him, you may be interested in the interview.



Elie Wiesel to journalists: Never stop the search for meaning – Poynter

Utilizing Social Media - YouTube

 Who is going to be our website/social media editor this year? If you are interested, talk to me or Vanessa.

Utilizing Social Media - YouTube

JEA/NSPA Spring Convention - Los Angeles

Here we come.

JEA/NSPA Spring Convention - Los Angeles - YouTube

Let your lead be a flashlight and 9 other ideas for focusing a story – Poynter

Let your lead be a flashlight and 9 other ideas for focusing a story – Poynter

Feature Leads — University Interscholastic League (UIL)

 Here is a link to writing the feature story lead.

Feature Leads — University Interscholastic League (UIL)

How to Make an Infographic with easel.ly - YouTube

 We need more infographics to go with our stories. Let's try this out.





How to Make an Infographic with easel.ly - YouTube

The National High School Journalism Convention Is Coming!

Registration is now open for the spring national high school journalism convention that will be at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles April 14-17. The organizers are the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association.  

In addition to various sessions by journalism advisers from across the country, you and your students will have an opportunity to hear from many Pulitzer Prize winning journalists. The Thursday night keynote speaker is former Washington Post reporter Jose Antonio Vargas and the Friday afternoon keynote speaker is MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff. 

More than 3,000 students and journalism advisers from across the country are expected to attend this convention. There will be breakout sessions on Friday and Saturday, publication critiques, a Best of Show contest, an opportunity to participate in the Break with a Pro roundtable discussion and a write-off competition.

Here is the convention website that has all the information on registration, activities and speakers. You can also download the registration booklet on this site.

Any students who need to apply for a scholarship to cover their registration, fill out this form. http://la.journalismconvention.org/need-based-scholarships/, Students can also volunteer for four hours to cover their registration. Two of those hours have to be done on Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Here is another example of a feature story

'Today We Are His Family': Teen Volunteers Mourn Those Who Died Alone : NPR

Fabulous Opportunity for Current Juniors: Princeton Summer Journalism Program

Dear Teacher or Administrator,

 

We are writing to inform you about the Princeton Summer Journalism Program, a paid-for journalism and college preparation program for high school student journalists from low-income backgrounds at Princeton University. The program’s goal is to diversify college and professional newsrooms by encouraging outstanding students from low-income backgrounds to pursue careers in journalism.

 

Classes at the program are taught by reporters and editors from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Daily Beast, Time, National Journal, New York Magazine, The New Republic, ESPN the Magazine, CNN and NPR, among other media outlets. Students meet with numerous Princeton professors, as well as Princeton’s president and admissions officers. They report an investigative story, cover a professional sports event, produce a TV segment, and publish their own newspaper. And they receive guidance on the college admissions process not only during the 10 days of the program, but also during the fall of their senior year of high school.

 

We ask that you help us spread the word by passing along the application to your students, as well as teachers or other administrators who might know students who would be interested in applying. 

 


The first round of the application process should be filled out online here:

 

https://fs4.formsite.com/pusjp/form1/secure_index.html

 

We must receive this part of the application by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, February 26, 2015.

 

Those students selected to advance to the second round of the application process will be notified in March. They will be asked to provide printed copies of the following items via U.S. mail: an official transcript; the first page of the 2014 (or 2015, if available) income-tax return form (the 1040 or 1040EZ form) of their custodial parent(s)/guardian(s), or a signed statement by their parent(s)/guardian(s) saying that their income is below the level at which they would be required to file income tax returns; a recommendation letter from a teacher; a high school profile from a guidance or college counselor; and clips from their high school newspaper or other publication (optional).

 

To be eligible for the program, students must meet the following qualifications:


- They must currently be juniors in high school.


- They must live in the United States.


- They must have at least an unweighted 3.5 grade point average (out of 4.0).


- They must have an interest in journalism.


- The combined income of their custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus 
child support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000.


 

Note: This program is for students from low-income backgrounds. If the combined income of the custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, exceeds $45,000 and a student still wishes to apply, he or she may attach a letter explaining why his or her family qualifies as financially under-resourced.

 

Additional information about the program is available at www.princeton.edu/sjp.

 

If you have questions, the best way to reach us is via email at sjp@princeton.edu.

 

Sincerely,

 

Azza Cohen

Princeton Summer Journalism Program

 

2016 Brooks Institute Emerging Photographers Contest |

 Check it out. $500 prize. Deadline Feb. 14.



2016 Brooks Institute Emerging Photographers Contest |

Firehouse Loses a Spotted Symbol of Healing - The New York Times

 This is a classic feature. Read it.



Firehouse Loses a Spotted Symbol of Healing - The New York Times

Feature Assignment

Due Friday at the beginning of class: Workbook chpt. 11 Ex 2 a, b, and e
Also, either Ex. 3 or Ex. 4 pgs. 140-143