My topic

SENIORITIS


INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:


1. How is your senior year going?
2. Whats your favorite thing about your senior year?
3. What is your least favorite thing about your senior year?
4. Do you feel more lazy than ever before?
5. Do you feel that they're a lot of seniors this year with Senioritis? 
6. Have you lost your motivation?
7. Have you missed alot of school?
8. Are you going to graduate?
9. Plans after college?
10. Any comments about senior year or Senioritis?

Hard News Notes

HARD NEWS
(+/-) 600 words
Starts with a summary lead: where, when, why, who, how, what?
Keep writing clean and uncluttered
Usually on the front page and current

SOFT NEWS
News that isn't time sensitive
The "Lead" is more literary
Includes profiles of people, programs, organizations

FEATURE
(+/-) 1500 words
Explores an issue
Very interesting

EDITORIAL
Expresses an opinion.
Personal

LEAD: Who, what, when, where, why, and how should be in the first 2 sentences.

TIPS:
Keep eyes and ears open
Read news
Be up-to-date
Research what your interested in
Talk to friends
Create a list if interview
Tape interview
Build a relationship
Start with easy questions

What is Journalism?

The telling of current events that are newsworthy,
(through newspapers, magazines, and the internet).


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness. 1. Timeliness- things that are current (weather, sports scores, etc).
2. Prominence- famous people (Obama getting a dog, Prince William's marriage).
3. Proximity- news that's close to us (local traffic, weather, crime).
4. Significance- the bigger the event, the more people affected (Japan tsunami, 9/11).
5. Unusualness- things that don't happen often (murder, hurricane, Royal Wedding!!!).
6. Human Interest- 'feel-good' stories (baby pandas, babies, rescue missions, peace).

 What are the advantages of print journalism?1. Stories go into more detail
2. Control what you read/how much you read
3. More tangible/able to take with you


What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?1. Much more current
2. Power of video/sound
3. Easy access


Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?Both print/broadcast journalism are combined: best of both worlds!
The internet is revolutionizing news.

Law and Ethics Notes

1. What are the 5 freedoms of the 1st amendment?
-Speech
-Religion
-Press
-Assembly
-Petition


2. What is the Tinker Standard?
Students speech cannot be censored as long as it does no "materially disrupt class work or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others."
(Tinker vs. Des Moines School District, 1969)
-Black armbands in 1965
-First court case that was for the students


3. What is the Frasier Standard?
Because school officials have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior," they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent, even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."
(Bethel School District vs. Fraser, 1986)
-Innapropriate speech for class president


4. What is the Hazelwood Standard?
Censorship of school-sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical concerns."
(Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier 1988)
-Censor stories in student newspaper about teen pregnancy and divorce
-Senior picture of pregnant girl, now only head-shots

5. What is the Frederick Standard?
(Morse vs. Frederick June 25, 2007)
-January 2002, Olympic torch travels through town.
-Principal Morse cancels school.
-Senior Frederick unveils banner on the sidewalk across street which reads "Bong Hits 4 Jesus".
-Suspended for 10 days.


6. What is the definition of libel?
FALSE STATEMENT ABOUT A PERSON THAT IS WRITTEN
SLANDER IS SPOKEN
IT HURT SOMEONES CHARACTER
PUSBLISHED TO OTHER PEOPLE
AND IS FASLE