journalism, high school

Teaches high school students about journalism and media literacy.

This comprehensive resource covers everything student journalists need to know in a rapidly changing media landscape. Approachable and non-intimidating, this book features important concepts and examples from current school publications from around the country. Foremost, it teaches skills such as the fundamentals of good writing and the basics of newspaper layout and design. Also addressed, however, are topics that journalists are only now facing such as the responsibilities of citizen journalists, managing a news website, and digital security for reporters in the electronic age. This textbook is on the cutting edge in teaching students how to navigate this evolving field.

Includes a brief history of American journalism and discusses the duties of a journalist, styles of writing, the parts of a newspaper, newspaper and yearbook design, photography, and careers in journalism.

Presents a 2009 revised edition of high school journalism, describing a brief history of American journalism, the duties of a journalist, styles of writing, the parts of a newspaper, newspaper and yearbook design, photography, and careers in journalism.

Offers advice to students and teachers on various aspects of high school journalism, discussing the elements of information gathering, writing, visual presentation, page design, the legal rights of student journalists, opinion pieces, and staff planning for student publications.