Journalism

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Good job, everyone

You were meetin' and greetin' like pros. I thought the event went well. Hopefully, this will make things easier when you go to interview these people.

One reminder: Interviews need to be done in person, not by email. If you interview someone in person, then later, you look at your notes and you realize you need to talk to them again, go in person. If you can't reach them, then you can send an email. Also, don't take, "just email me the questions" from an adult. Explain that your teacher requires you to practice the skills of interviewing and notetaking. Email does neither.

Please add a comment here about your experience with the meet and greet.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Tuesday's Meet and Greet

Bring your selected item to me in the morning and I will put it in the refrigerator in the SAS workroom next to Mr. Lange's classroom. I will take these over to Room 120 during my fifth period conference.

Remember to dress professionally. It doesn't have to be formal, just a bit more polished than you normally would dress (no short shorts, short skirts, t-shirts). Do your best to mingle with adults; don't stand in clumps and talk to each other.

Also, your rough drafts are due either on paper, email, or a flash drive. On Wednesday, I will show the staff how to use Google docs.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Deadlines

NEWS STORIES: Rough drafts are due Tuesday, Sept. 18.
Final drafts are due Thursday, Sept. 20.

Please upload your stories to Google Documents and share with me (karen.cusolito@gmail.com) with Vanessa (vanessa_10894@yahoo.com) and William (wcs124@mymail.lausd.net).

If this is a problem, bring your story on a flash drive.

Press Conference with Superintendent Deasy

This is an unprecedented opportunity to practice the craft of journalism. LAUSD Superintendent Deasy will hold a press conference with journalism students on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 4:30 p.m. at Robert F. Kennedy High School, 701 S. Catalina St. in the school library. Plan to arrive by 4 p.m.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

News Article Analysis due tomorrow

We will meet in Room 120 on Friday and do an exercise with Mr. Manriquez's students on the elements of news. Then we may brainstorm questions for man on the street. Turn in your news article analysis to me.

On Monday and Tuesday you will meet with Mr. Manriquez and pair up with one of his students and go find people to interview for man on the street.

On Wednesday and Thursday you will meet in Room 421 where William and Vanessa will lead a lesson on writing leads.

Your substitute will be Ms. Fox. See you on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

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.