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Handling online comments QT34

Posted by on Nov 29, 2017 in Blog, Digital Media, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Deciding whether to accept online comments can be a tough decision they can carry a lot of baggage. How to review and verify them? How...

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Social media that works
in high school newsrooms QT33

Posted by on Nov 27, 2017 in Blog, Digital Media, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Social media has had such a profound effect on journalism that it’s sometimes hard to remember how traditional news functioned...

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Reflections on the Dallas convention

Posted by on Nov 26, 2017 in Blog, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

by Cyndi Hyatt Everything really is BIG in Texas. And the 2017 JEA/NSPA convention in Dallas was no exception. More than 5,000 attendees...

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Journalists shouldn’t be ‘pawn in game of life’

Posted by on Nov 22, 2017 in Blog, Law and Ethics, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

  by Stan Zoller, MJE A classic scene from Mel Brooks’ classic, “Blazing Saddles,” is when the ox-riding Neanderthal, Mongo, played...

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Academic dishonesty lessens media effectiveness QT32

Posted by on Nov 21, 2017 in Blog, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Dishonesty compromises the integrity and credibility of the student publication. The editorial board and/or adviser should address any...

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Ethical photo editing, visuals QT31

Posted by on Nov 15, 2017 in Blog, Ethical Issues, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Guideline: Student media should avoid electronic manipulation that alters the truth of a photograph unless it is used as art. In that case...

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