Covering sudden tragedies can be traumatic for professional journalists and for students. This will help us gather accounts from schools as to how they have dealt with tragic events. Students will read stories that other students have written. They will accept it more than they would an article written by an adult. Tom Rolnicki, executive director of the National Scholastic Press Assn.
Professionals haven t seen students as colleagues.
But, across the country right now, there are probably tens of thousands of students who have the potential to become future journalists. Setting up a link between professional journalists and students is the best way to prepare them to become professionals. Peter McCarty, sr. Laura Schaub, Oklahoma Inter-Scholastic Press Assn. Kids know there is more depth, but they can use professional assistance conceptualizing how to get it in the paper.