Back to Basics: Focusing an interview
I teach in a small school; currently, we’re under 500 students, and that means I’m working with brand-new students who
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lessons
NPR announces student podcast challenge
Last week NPR announced a new opportunity for students and teachers throughout the nation: a student podcast challenge. The contest
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Mini-lessons for advisers when news cycles are slow: Natural Sound
The audio in a video is just as important, if not more, than the actual video itself. Without sound, you
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Mini-lessons for advisers when news cycles are slow: Brainstorming and planning
The student newsroom is quiet. Reporters working in groups have some down time. What should I have my students do
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Build digital skills early, have intro journalism students create multimedia packages for the web
I switched things up for my semester-long introductory journalism class in May. Instead of having students write a feature story
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Video Lesson: Film Fights are alternative assignments to help students hone video skills
I’ve been out a few times this year for journalism conventions, which means I need a lesson plan for my
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