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Since , he has helped grow the well-funded, award-winning media program at Palo Alto High School in California, where upwards of students contribute to a variety of print and broadcasting programs.
Media arts teacher Jeromie Whalen, from Northampton High School in Massachusetts, says the value of a student publishing program goes far beyond teaching students how to write and edit. For teachers looking to connect learning with real-world events in the months ahead, here are some pointers to consider.
Students can bring a unique perspective to national or even global events by keeping their focus hyper-local. Students who produce The Transcript , a weekly broadcast news magazine at Northampton High, filter every story idea through the eyes of their audience.
That means not limiting coverage to school sports or student council meetings. When Covid emerged as a global threat, Kandell encouraged his students to go all in—as long as they could find local angles to explore. As students planned coverage, they considered implications for every story in light of the pandemic. With mobile phones in their hands, these are the years when news consumption habits start forming.
The broader community of professional journalists and their organizations should be looking with greater concern at what journalism opportunities — or lack of them — exist in high schools, and find ways to support journalism there with money, policy and training. Of course, the future Bumillers, Cronkites and Bernsteins of this world could find their way into journalism without getting a taste of its appeal, power and importance in high school — but there are so many reasons to give them that exposure at a young age and increase the odds that they do.
Read the full report here. She is also adviser to The Montclarion, the independent student news organization there. She can be reached via email at georgeta montclair. Its mission is to grow and strengthen local journalism, and in doing so serve New Jersey residents. Knight Foundation , the Geraldine R. For more information, visit CenterforCooperativeMedia. Fairly new president Rashida Jones has a lot to figure out in the coming weeks and months.
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