Journalism Editor/Staff Applications

Students:
You may download the editor and staff applications here. You may submit these via e-mail!

DLSNC Editor Application                                         DLSNC Staff Application

Editors: the teacher recommendation is important. Staff positions, the teacher recommendation is not necessary unless you have had disciplinary and/or academic issues during the last two and a half years that you feel no longer should preclude you from some positions.

Here is the link to the journalism reporting plan

Our newspaper blogsite is: dlsncknightline.wordpress.com

Truth and Accuracy Project Weeks 2 and 3

We have continuing with our first big project-like assignment with the “Truth and Accuracy: Gathering and Writing the News” assignment from Saskatchewan Education. (1998).
Journalism Studies 20: A Curriculum Guide for the Secondary Level. Regina, SK:
Saskatchewan Education.

Section 4: Examine News Stories (Revised: Tuesday, November 1st juniors, Nov. 2nd sophomores)

Section 5: Comparison TV Newscasts & Newspaper Story (Wed. November 2)

Section 6: Fairy Tale News Story (final draft due Monday, November 7 by 3:30 pm. May be submitted online via dothgrin@gmail.com)

Section 7:  Examine Hard News Story vs. Editorial Stories (Tuesday, Nov. 8)

Section 8: Sport Story Analysis (Tuesday, Nov. 8)

What is News/Examining News Assignment

Updated 10.26:
Now that you have a base concept on what is news, let’s start examining what news is through one web site. In the assignment for Wednesday, 10.26/Thursday, 10.27, students will look at the Oregonian online (Oregonlive.com) and find fifteen (15) stories from various sections of the digital newspaper. You can download copies of this from the links below.

Monday/Tuesday assignment: One of the biggest questions when dealing with journalism is what exactly constitutes news?

This assignment will attempt to lay the groundwork for what news is. We will be working on this beginning Friday, October 21st through Thursday, October 25th.

UPDATE 10.26: Download the handouts for What is News (the list) and Examining News Stories!

Download the What is News handout!

All journalism handouts are now in the Box.net folder: Just click “Journalism”

SOPHOMORES, you will have no class time to complete this, so please make sure you download the handout and do this as homework.

Some places where you can get your stories:

CNN    ESPN     NPR    Oregonian    KGW    Fox News    Yahoo News (good variety)

Gathering and Writing the News

We have started our first big project-like assignment with the “Truth and Accuracy: Gathering and Writing the News” assignment from Saskatchewan Education. (1998).
Journalism Studies 20: A Curriculum Guide for the Secondary Level. Regina, SK:
Saskatchewan Education.

Watch for individual handouts for these assignments as we get further into the efforts.

Section 1 and 2: News Sources (Week of October 17th)

Section 3: What is News (Friday, October 21st and Monday, October 24th)

Section 4: Examine News Stories (Revised: Tuesday, November 1st juniors, Nov. 2nd sophomores)

Section 5: Comparison TV Newscasts & Newspaper Story (Wed. November 2)

Section 6: Revise Inverted Pyramid Stories (Friday, November 4)

Section 7:  Examine Hard News Story vs. Editorial Stories (Friday, Nov. 4)

Section 8: Sport Story Analysis (Monday, Nov. 7)