Class Lessons
August 16, 2011
Filed under Class Notes
The Journalism class that produces The Messenger covers the following lessons:
I. Editorial Team
- Building your Staff
- The Role of the Managing Editor
- Working with Freelancers
II. Inside the Newsroom
- The Nature of News: Hard & Soft
- Ethics for High School Media
- Basic Journalism Skills
- Reporting Techniques
- Covering the Beat
- Sources and Searches
- Smart Surfing on the Web for Research
- Conducting Interviews
III. A Word on Writing
- Just Good Storytelling
- The Five Senses in Writing: See, Hear, Smell, Taste, Touch
- Copy Editing
- Using a Stylebook
- Quick Grammar Check
- Copyediting & Proofreading Symbols
- Quotes, Copyright and Press Laws
- Sport Tips for a High School Newspaper
IV. Newspaper Design
- Designing a High School Newspaper
- Intro to Publishing (Print and Online) Using Professional Software
- Adobe InDesign/Photoshop Basic Elements
V. Photography
- Basic Digital Photography Composition
- Photography Assignment Sheet
VI. Advertising
- Newspaper Advertising 101
- How to get Started
- Publicity and Press Releases
VII. New Media & Social Media
- Producing an online High School Newspaper
- Basic Techniques of Online Writing
- Podcasting & Blogging: Who’s Listening?
- Using Sound and Images to Tell a Compelling Story