Like Mr. Hopkins, I too was involved with my high school newspaper as a teenager. The idea of a high school not having a school newspaper is abnormal to me. However, at the local high school near where I now live in Northern California guess what? The school actually allocates space to raise farm animals, but there is no school newspaper - let alone one written by the students themselves. So far as I know, there has never been a school newspaper.
I am a big fan of all The Internet can do. But, I still believe there will always be a need for young people to learn about journalism.
Lamar Morgan Hidden Valley Lake, CA
Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
· 1 year ago
I don't disagree at all, Lamar. I just don't think the journalism should be taught as a newspaper.
That's about as useful in the technology age as, well, raising farm animals.
Ling
· 1 year ago
Maybe there should be a change in curriculum - For the educators. When they're training to be teachers, they should be taught the value of new media and transparency. I'd say that most teachers today live in their own little ivory tower, cut off from the internet chatter. A little exposure would go a long way into helping them understand what its all about.
Shafqat
· 1 year ago
Good points. Why aren't schools replacing the old-fashioned school newspaper with a school blog? Then teach journalism students (i.e. bloggers) the principles of journalism, which include fact-checking, transparency, objectivity, and basically upholding the journalistic code of ethics while blogging.
Surely that must be happening in some places already - anyone know of any examples?
On the matter of the flagburning cover, I'm not so sure what's embarrassing about that beyond it being a contrived controversy.
Beyond that, this whole thing is really an inspiring situation, the more I hear of it. That folks in your community seem to be actively petitioning for an online-only school 'paper' is great. I almost want to go back to my school now and urge the to do the same.
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I am a big fan of all The Internet can do. But, I still believe there will always be a need for young people to learn about journalism.
Lamar Morgan
Hidden Valley Lake, CA
That's about as useful in the technology age as, well, raising farm animals.
Surely that must be happening in some places already - anyone know of any examples?
Beyond that, this whole thing is really an inspiring situation, the more I hear of it. That folks in your community seem to be actively petitioning for an online-only school 'paper' is great. I almost want to go back to my school now and urge the to do the same.