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As a journalist in training, your first job is to find out all you can about the trade. This webquest will take you through five areas of publication, including news coverage, journalism law, journalism history, the elements of journalism and journalism style. Your task is to find out all you can about each area, according to the guided questions provided. I’m just asking you to skim the surface and get exposed to the possibilities.
You may work with an assigned partner. Click on the essential “resource” links listed at the end of each activity to help you in your quest. Hand-write your answers on the hard copy version of the question sheet as neatly and extensively as you can. Feel free to write on the back or attach another paper. Each of you should have your own, individual question sheets completed. Follow the same steps for all five activities. There should be enough time to finish each activity in class. However, if you need more time, the classroom is open until 3:30 p.m., Mon.-Thurs. Good luck!
Covering stories
1. Explain why “diversity of coverage” is important. Give an example of how we might address diversity in our publication.
2. Locate and list three web site addresses for different high school newspapers featured online. What kinds of stories interest you? Do you think similar stories would be worthwhile in our publication? Why or Why not?
Resources :
http://www.poynter.org/centerpiece/highschool
Journalism law
1. What is the Freedom of Information Act?
2. What is libel?
3. List six defenses for libel.
4. What can be copyrighted?
5. What are three things publications can do to avoid copyright infringement?
6. How does the First Amendment apply to schools?
Resources:
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/viewpage.cgi
http://www.poynter.org/centerpiece/highschool/
http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Students/whatdotheydo.htm
Journalism history
1. What historical quote about newspapers do you like the most? Why?
2. What was the first true newspaper written in English? Where and when was it published?
3. What was the first colonial newspaper? Who published it? When?
4. List three facts about John Peter Zenger.
5. How did the price of newspapers influence and/or affect society during the post war years?
6. What do you think the role of the free press is today, compared to the historical free press?
Resources:
http://www.historicpages.com/nprhist.html
http://www.jteacher.com/history.html
http://www.jteacher.com/history2.html
Journalism elements
1. Write definitions for the following terms:
1. plagiarism
2. lead
3. graf
4. fair comment and criticism
5. editor
6. reporter
2. Write definitions for the following terms. Find an example for each in a published newpaper, cut out, glue on a separate sheet of paper and label:
1. summary lead
2. anecdotal lead
3. transition
4. hard news
5. human interest story
6. soft lead
7. sidebar
8. nut paragraph or nutgraf
Resources :
http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Students/whatdotheydo.html
For this webquest, you will be graded on the following criteria:
1. Did you cooperate and work well with your partner? (30 pts)
2. Did you conduct yourself in a professional manner in computer use? (10 pts)
3. Did you stay on task? (10 pts)
4. Did you provide thoughtful, thorough and insightful answers? (20 pts)
5. Did you make an obvious effort to keep your work neat? (10 pts)
6. Did you meet your deadline? (20 pts)
Adapted from a non copyrighted webquest written by Ms. Sylvia Dana, Capital High School; Flight Newspaper & Talon Yearbook; frozencokes@yahoo.com
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