Product Description High school journalists share the same objectives as professional reporters--finding the story, writing the story, and packaging the story so that it appeals to an audience. Understanding how to best accomplish these objectives is key to the student on the newspaper, yearbook or Web site staff, but the fundamental art of storytelling and story presentation are not always at the center of high school journalism classes. Student journalists must first understand that storytelling, at its most basic level, is about people, and that understanding the audience is essential in deciding how to present the story.
This handbook for high school journalists and teachers offers practical tips for all elements of school journalism. The author covers the essential components that students must understand: information gathering, writing, standard and alternative coverage and packaging. Students will find valuable information about identifying news, interviewing, research, narrative writing style, editing, visual presentation and layout. The book also covers the legal rights of student journalists, objective vs. opinion writing, staff planning and organization and Web-based journalism. Each chapter includes study guides for practical applications of the concepts discussed.
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For Very Young Students July 22, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am beginning a stint as a high school newspaper adviser and purchased several of the titles on the market. This book seems geared to junior high or elementary school students; I think older kids would find the explanations and language condescending and simplistic. A chapter on interviewing begins with a story about how the author's college friend got all the girls because he was a good listener. According to this text, good stories are like pepperonis on a pizza. A discussion of "What is news?" begins with a page on who likes broccoli and who doesn't. These explanatory analogies get tiresome immediately. There is nothing per se wrong about the information presented, but the pitch underestimates the intelligence of high school students.
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