A NewsHound's Guide to Student Journalism, Edition 1.1

Brooklyn-based Katina Paron, MJE, has been creating byline opportunities for teens for 30 years. She works on scholastic initiatives with Medill School of Journalism and Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and has led teen journalism programs for The Trace, Inside Climate News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and more. Javier Güelfi is an Argentine-born and -based cartoonist, illustrator and graphic designer. He has worked for companies and NGOs including Netflix, BuzzFeed, Univision, Unicef and many local and international media outlets.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments delete x

1. Deep Throat: Digging into Investigative Journalism delete 1

Verification

Interviewing Tips

Sources

Notetaking

The Journalistic Takeaway: Verifying Tips

The Story Behind the Story: Watergate

Classroom Activities

2. Too Close for Comfort: Understanding Conflicts of Interests delete 19

What Is News?

Localizing News

Question Writing

Ask “Why?” Before Writing “I”

The Journalistic Takeaway: Earn Trust with Transparency

The Story Behind the Story: ESPN & League of Denial

Classroom Activities

3. New Rules for a New Journalism: Journalism in the 21st Century delete 37

Social Media

Anatomy of a News Story

Leads

Quotations

Surveys and Polls

The Journalistic Takeaway: Audience Participation in News Gathering

The Story Behind the Story: Crowd Sourcing in Reporting

Classroom Activities

4. The Power of Journalism: Making a Difference and Making a Change delete 61

Newswriting

Word Choice

Say Cheese!

The Journalistic Takeaway: Challenge Your Creativity

The Story Behind the Story: ­Solution-Based Journalism

Classroom Activities

5. Follow the Shuttlecock: The Value of Independent Sources

How to Stay Out of Trouble

How to Avoid Copyright Infringement

Make Your Opinion Count

Using Data in News Stories

The Journalistic Takeaway: You Can’t Always Believe What People Tell You

The Story Behind the Story: Words Can Be Weapons of Mass Destruction

Classroom Activities

6. The Folly of Blair Jayson: Resisting the Pull of Plagiarism delete 97

Copy Flow

Editorial Checklist

Fact-checking

What Is Plagiarism?

The Journalistic Takeaway: Facts Are Where It’s At

The Story Behind the Story: Infamous Perpetrators of Plagiarism

Classroom Activities

7. It Can’t All Be Broccoli: Enterprise and Feature Reporting delete 113

Pitches

Food Writing

Reviews

Sports Features

How to Write a ­How-​to Story

The Journalistic Takeaway: Be Relevant and Responsible

The Story Behind the Story: Taking a Personal Look at Race

Classroom Activities

8. All Together Now: Group Reporting delete 133

Editorial Meetings

Angles

The Journalistic Takeaway: Be Willing to Shake Up the Status Quo

The Story Behind the Story: The Maestro Concept

Classroom Activities

9. The First Amendment and You delete 147

Student Journalism in the Courts

Ethics

What Does Censorship Look Like?

The Journalistic Takeaway: Don’t be Rash

The Story Behind the Story: The Ongoing Impact of Free Speech Court Cases

Classroom Activities

10. But Wait! There’s More delete 163

The History of Journalism Timeline

Headlines

Covering Events and Speeches

“Be” Verbs

Incorporating Sources

Use of Sources: A Checklist for Reporters & Editors

Online Sources for Copyright-Free Images and Music

Know Your Rights: Copyright and Fair Use

Using Open Records to Get Your Story

Style Guides for Inclusivity

Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics

Internet Sources by Chapter delete 189

Bibliography delete 191

Index delete 193