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History should not repeat itself

Posted by on Oct 12, 2017 in Blog, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 1 comment

by Stan Zoller On Nov. 9, as is the case every year, there will be an observance of Kristallnacht. Historically, Kristallnacht, often...

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Disturbing images: public’s right to know
vs. invasion of privacy QT18

Posted by on Oct 5, 2017 in Blog, Ethical Issues, News, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

A 9-year-old girl, burning from napalm, runs naked down a Vietnam road. A vulture watches a Sudanese child, emaciated from famine, crawl...

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What we learn by covering tragedy

Posted by on Oct 4, 2017 in Blog, Ethical Issues, News, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

by Lori Keekley When I first signed up for this week’s blog, I was excited to write because it’s Banned Books Week. However, I scrapped...

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Covering controversy QT17

Posted by on Oct 2, 2017 in Blog, Ethical Issues, News, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Journalism is not public relations. Although some administrators would like for students to only publish “positive” stories, a...

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The importance of staff editorials QT16

Posted by on Sep 28, 2017 in Blog, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Student editors are busy. In addition to leading their staffs, making publication decisions and helping reporters, they are likely also...

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Who should be on student media editorial boards, make decisions? QT15

Posted by on Sep 26, 2017 in Blog, Quick Tips, Scholastic Journalism, Teaching | 0 comments

Because student media are productions of student work, only students should be on editorial boards of student media. That would include...

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