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News literacy resource: Using NewsWhip in the classroom
Teaching news and media literacy requires a seemingly endless set of contemporary resources. As media changes, examples become outdated, and students move on to the next technology. A primary goal of news literacy education is to help students see how media operates and its effects on society—in other words, what does the “system” of media look…
Apply for First Amendment Press Freedom Award recognition
by John Bowen With the recognition and celebration of Constitution Day, applications are now available for this year’s First Amendment Press Freedom Award (FAPFA). In its 16th year, the recognition is designed to identify and recognize high schools that actively support and protect First Amendment rights of their students and teachers. The honor focuses on press freedoms….
Illinois civics law reinforces
value of journalism education
by Stan Zoller, MJE The successful passage and subsequent signing by Illinois governor Bruce Rauner of legislation that mandates a one-semester civic education course for high school students provides more than ‘just another’ social science course. It re-enforces the importance of journalism education. Throughout the process, The Illinois Task Force on Civic Education cited the…
Students making content decisions – 1 Administrative review – 0
by Candace Perkins Bowen Even media staffs that have been the well-respected voice of a large, diverse student body sometimes run into problems with administrators. And sometimes a few tweaks of the editorial policy or staff manual could get them through the rough spots and apparently back on track to publish what they know their…
McKinney journalists get the story right
When students take to the streets to tell the real stories that professional media get wrong, the power of student journalism does make a difference in a school, a community and the nation. In this first story of the year for the JEA SPRC Making A Difference Project, the students at McKinney High School in…
Censorship and broadcasting video
Title Censorship and broadcasting video by Chris Waugaman Primary Common Core state standards addressed (see https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy ) CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2a Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful…
2015 Constitution Day lessons
In preparation for Constitution Day 2015, several members of the Scholastic Press Rights Committee (SPRC), a committee of the Journalism Education Association, created lesson plans specific for the event. We suggest celebrating the day Sept. 17. We created these lessons to help celebrate the Constitution and Bill of Rights, as mandated by Congress. Legislation requires schools to offer…
Celebrating Constitution Day
Title Celebrating Constitution Day at your school. Description Host a school-wide Constitution Day at school by combining the efforts of the social studies, English and journalism teachers. Objectives • Students will learn more about the Constitution • Students will explore how the Constitution fits with their daily lives • Students will revisit the rights guaranteed…
Understanding the perils of
prior review and restraint
Title Understanding the perils of prior review and restraint Description This lesson asks the viewers to participate by providing the answers to several questions concerning prior review and restraint. Following each slide, the correct answer is provided as well as a description of the reasoning for the answer. Objectives • Students will learn the difference…
Listening with a skeptical ear:
A lesson on how to check out
source accuracy and credibility
Title Listening with a skeptical ear: A lesson on how to check out source accuracy and credibility Description Tis the season. With candidates jostling for positions in the 2016 presidential election and numerous state, local races taking shape and issues developing readers and viewers face an onslaught of information not limited to politics. Student journalists…
Limits to taking a stance
in front page design?
Title What are the limits to showing support/opposition of timely events or issues in design elements on news pages? Description Was it OK for student newspaper to Rainbow Filter its Twitter profile pic? Student journalists have always been taught standards of objectivity. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on same sex marriage led at least…
Should news media neglect events or people?
Title Should media ever not report events or personalities? What ethical issues are involved? Description The Huffington Post recently announced it would only report Donald Trump’s bid for the Republican nomination for president on the entertainment pages. Historically, many would argue this decision runs counter to the journalistic concept of objectivity. Others argue journalism’s changing…