February 1, 2010 • 5:45 pm 0
A posting to the e-mail distribution list for the Journalism Education Association posed a question about whether it was all right for two of the newspaper staff’s best writers to cover the volleyball team’s recent district championship. They know the sport and saw that game. They should — they’re also on the team.
So is it OK for these two athlete-journalists to write the story for the newspaper? Nope.
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Filed under: Ethics, Leadership, Ethics, Leadership, sports
January 21, 2010 • 11:22 pm 0
On the e-mail discussion list for the Journalism Education Association, a teacher asked for guidance on book reviews for beginning journalism students. Since the school has a 30-minute required reading class each day, members of the faculty suggested that the newspaper publish some suggestions for books students might select.
What a great idea. The traditional idea would probably be to publish several reviews as 300-word stories, put a few cover shots to accompany the reviews and call it a day. I responded with the suggestions below, which I have expanded here.
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Filed under: Coverage, charts, interviewing
January 21, 2010 • 12:17 am 0
If you’re reading this, you probably found this blog through a search or a link. You’re probably interested in journalism education at either the scholastic or collegiate level. Or, maybe you just stumbled upon the site. Regardless, I hope the time you spend here is both useful and enjoyable, whether you are a student, educator, parent, journalist or member of the public.
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