Journalism

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Workaround for Google Drive

While we wait for Mike to permanently fix the problem, here is a workaround:

http://achieve.lausd.net/Page/11048
Click on Windows Certificates.
Click on Quick Installer..

This only works for while you are on the computer. The next time you sign on, you may have to do it again.

Friday, January 6, 2017

News War

Let's start off the new year with a look at how journalism got to where it is today. We will watch 15 minutes of a three-part series that aired on PBS in 2007 and you will answer four questions based on what you saw.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/newswar/?c=2qt#video-3

Sunday, December 4, 2016

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?

Friday, December 2, 2016

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

Sunday, November 27, 2016

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.

About This Class

This course is designed for those students who desire experience in print journalism and an in-depth production of a newspaper. Students have the unique opportunity to create and publish a student-driven newspaper. Newspaper students practice the fundamentals of journalistic writing, photojournalism, graphic design and budget management. Students will also develop their abilities to work as a team as they produce the newspaper.
Researchers have found that both college and non-college-bound students benefit from taking journalism in high school. A study of college freshmen found that journalism experience correlated with higher efficacy in a beginning English class (Collins and Bissell, 2002). Even teachers report less burnout and higher job satisfaction from advising the school newspaper or broadcast class, according to a study by Reinardy, Maksl and Filak (2009). Numerous studies by Dvorak and his associates have shown a correlation between journalism students and higher test scores on college readiness tests and in higher grades in high school classes.