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Effective and complete use of sources
Part of JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission’s Constitution Day lessons and activity package: 2. EFFECTIVE AND COMPLETE USE OF SOURCES Judges of all types of scholastic media platforms report a definite increase in the lack of sources – and not just appropriate ones. These lessons can help students understand the importance of identifying sources and…
Comparing sourcing, and verifying stories in print, digital media
Part of JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission’s Constitution Day lessons and activity package: 3. Comparing sourcing, verifying stories in print, digital media In this lesson, students will compare and contrast the need for sourcing in digital and print media and develop for each platform. Policies should be consistent with professional journalism standards and allow for…
Accountability in journalism: What does it mean for student journalists?
Part of JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission’s Constitution Day lessons and activity package: LESSON PLAN: Quick hits: questions for online discussion, inclusion in staff policies: The buzzword accountability. What does it mean? In this lesson, students will discuss three questions: • For what should journalists (commercial and scholastic) be accountable? • How do we define…
Checking your sources, evaluating and verifying them
Part of JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission’s Constitution Day lessons and activity package: 4. LESSON PLAN: Quick hits: Checking your sources, evaluating and verifying them In this lesson, students will complete a quick exercise in which they attempt to check a publication’s sources, evaluating and verifying them. The discussion will lead toward the development of…
Reporting sharks in the subway: Evaluating the credibility factor
Part of JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission’s Constitution Day lessons and activity package: 5. Lesson plan: Reporting sharks in the subway: evaluating the credibility factor In this lesson, students will examine several leads on a common topic and evaluate the use of sources, facts and the value of the news itself. Summative evaluation tool: Class…
The decision to report: Because you can, does that mean you should?
Part of JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission’s Constitution Day lessons and activity package. The whole package can be seen here: http://jeasprc.org/constitution-day-2013-teaching-materials-and-lessons/ by Jeff Kocur Objective: For students to explore ethical situations using the TUFF formula as described in the lesson. This unit focuses possible discussion points for inclusion in editorial policies. Primary Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1 Secondary Common…
Using online legal resources
Part of JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission’s Constitution Day lessons and activity package: by Chris Waugaman Three primary Common Core state standards addressed (see https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy ) • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text…
If you need assistance or information
JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights Commission has a range of information and activities to gain assistance and information for those needing assistance with legal and ethical issues For legal assistance • Consider pushing our Panic Button. That action and completion of couple informational questions will alert members of the commission to your situation and they will…
What to look forward to this fall
With the beginning of another new year, we thought it important to let you know what the Scholastic Press Rights Commission has been working on to better meet your legal and ethical needs. • Our third set of Constitution Day lessons will be available around the first week of September on this site. • Also…
It’s all in the words used
Change can be a good thing. So can responsibility and appropriateness. Add accountability. Generally, we would also agree cyberbullying – or just bullying – is not a good thing. However, control in the guise these terms that dictate speech without common definitions and legal framework is not responsible and not appropriate. It is not acceptable….
3rd circuit reinforces student expression,
California system goes opposite direction
Two items of note to scholastic media and student expression so far this first full week of August, and the week is just starting. Both issues could be localized into solid stories no matter where your school is. • I heart boobies: The 3rd circuit ruled en banc Aug. 5 that a PA school’s ban…
The time is now
Individuals and groups still have one day to help ensure The Tinker Tour: The Power of an Armband happens next fall. The “Tinker Tour” is a bus trip across the country to promote youth voices, free speech and a free press. The tour’s goal, according to Mary Beth Tinker, tour organizer and plaintiff in the landmark…