One semester This project allows students to share their work outside the high school setting and to connect these future journalists with professionals in the field. Using email, the students communicate with the editor of a daily metropolitan newspaper who critiques their writing and page designs. Students fax stories to the local newspaper for publication in the teen section. They use on-line databases to locate information for editorials, feature stories, and columns.
Telecommunications brings the world of professional journalism into the classroom.
Although it varied with the story assignments, one day a week was usually spent with a group of reporters accessing electronic databases for information. CNN newsguides and broadcasts were used at least once a week for whole group classroom instruction. Teachers can use this high school level project as a semester-long unit that will address a variety of skills in a journalism or language arts class. Locate professional writers online. Survey top online news stories.