http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/special_initiatives/toolkit_resources/tipsheets/writing_news_story.cfm
Topic: What you are going to do youre story on
Angle: How you are going to portray that topic
Collect Data:
Conduct Interviews:
Organize and write:
Revise and Edit:

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Law and ethics (cont.)

Libel
1. A defamatory statement
2. Published to at least one other person
3. identifies a certain person
4. its a false statement
5. its done with intent of malice

Libel cases are civil law and may be heard by juries. Monetary damages can be recieved as compensation for damages.

Law and Ethics notes

Five freedoms of First amendment:
1. Speech
2. Press
3. Religion
4. Petition
5. Assembly

The Tinker Standard:
Student Speech cannot be censored as long as it does not "materially disrupt classwork or involve substantial disorder or invasion of the rights of others."

The Fraser Standard:
Because schools officals have an "interest in teaching students the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior", they can censor student speech that is vulgar or indecent even if it does not cause a "material or substantial disruption."

Hazelwood Standard:
Censorship of school sponsored student expression is permissible when school officials can show that it is "reasonably related to legitimate pedagogical (teaching) concerns"

Frederick Standard?
Jan. 2002 olympic torch travels through town, principal morse cancels schools, senior frederick unveils banner on the sidewalk across street which reads "bong hits 4 jesus", suspended for 10 days

journalism notes

Definition:
Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Recap of important events, through newspaper magazines and internet.Current events that are newsworthy


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. significance: important events that influence many people: example is Haiti

2. timeliness: things that are current

3. Unusualness: uncommon: Murder, housefire

4. Proximity: news that affects the locals: Vikings in Minnesota to Vikings in Georgia

5. Prominence: important people: President Obama

6. Human interest: feel good story: tyler cropsey story in paper


What are the advantages of print journalism?
1. You can read it whenever you want

2. something tangible that you can take with you

3. you can choose what you read. the order of reading it


What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?

1. the ability to have audio and video

2. much more current. Live breaking news

3. Television is much more accessable than newspaper


Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
It combines the advantages of both broadcast and print journalism.

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It seems ive created a new blog. My article was about royce white and his thefting of many items.