CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.7 | JEA Curriculum Initiative

September 16, 2018

Law and Ethics

Eight functions for journalism today & tomorrow

Description In a time when the roles media play are changing – and will continue to change – it is important students can identify, apply and justify new roles, tools and approaches. In this lesson, students will learn about eight new approaches to journalism as developed by journalists …

March 26, 2018

by Alex Masson

Law and Ethics

Creating “Put Up Guidelines” to Counter Takedown Demands

Title Creating Put Up Guidelines to Counter Takedown Demands Description In this lesson, students will learn about and create a series of Put Up standards, steps student media can take to attempt to avoid takedown demands. Objectives Students will brainstorm a list of journalistic …

August 30, 2017

by abrinelson

News Gathering

Lesson: Pitch In — Elements of Story Pitch Meetings

Title Pitch In – Elements of Story Pitch Meetings Description Presenting a story idea to the editorial decision makers is an important stage of the production process. Not only does it give reporters the opportunity to show they have viable coverage ideas, but it also provides …

August 27, 2017

by megfromm

Law and Ethics

Creating a mission statement for student media

Description Everyone has seen mission statements that contain “educate and entertain” as key goals for scholastic media. The purpose of this lesson is to create mission statements that go beyond generic wording. Instead, mission statements should help establish who student journalists are, their role, and their …

August 27, 2017

by megfromm

Law and Ethics

Understanding journalistic forum status

Description The 1988 Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier U. S. Supreme Court decision created a need for students and advisers to understand what forum status means for all scholastic media. This lesson defines the three types of forums and outlines what each could mean for students. The lesson …

August 27, 2017

by megfromm

Law and Ethics

Making informed takedown decisions

Description When the requests come – and they will come – for your student staff to take down materials already published either in print or online, what criteria will they use to make the decision – and why? This is the second of two lessons related …

August 27, 2017

by megfromm

Law and Ethics

Introducing students to takedown requests

August 22, 2017

by sadwers

Marketing and Audience Engagement

We built this community — A case study of a community-building journalism project

Description Part of the process of building credibility and interest in your publication is considering how your program may use talents and skills to build connections between the members of your community. In this lesson, we will look at three different types of media (from professional …

November 7, 2016

by sarahnichols

News Gathering

Lesson: Data in Scholastic and Professional Journalism

Students will explore data journalism projects on both the professional and student level and brainstorm how data might be used in their own reporting.

September 2, 2015

by cadmin

Lesson: How a breaking story unfolds online

Students evaluate how professional news organizations break news using the Web and social media tools.

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Eight functions for journalism today & tomorrow

Creating “Put Up Guidelines” to Counter Takedown Demands

Lesson: Pitch In — Elements of Story Pitch Meetings

Creating a mission statement for student media

Understanding journalistic forum status

Making informed takedown decisions

Introducing students to takedown requests

We built this community — A case study of a community-building journalism project

Lesson: Data in Scholastic and Professional Journalism

Lesson: How a breaking story unfolds online