Exercises and activities
Responding to these questions can help you and your students examine the depth of your beliefs about the First Amendment and scholastic journalism.
• An opening question to consider
What is the role of high school journalists?
What is the role of journalists?
What is the difference?
Answer: There is none. And that is how you start building a tradition of success.
• Possible roles for high school publications
This exercise allows students to explore what their publication stands for, and why. Their answers will help them shape the content and look of their publication.
• Possible roles for high school publications:
Introduction to the above exercise
• It’s the law exercise
In this scenario answer the question based on the readings and your own understanding of the principles of journalism law and ethics. What questions or approaches might you take in giving your answer?
• New principal exercise
Your principal is new this year and calls you, as editor, in to discuss his
views
on school publications.
She tells you the following:
• Photography ethical situation
During the soccer game for sectional championships, the high school newspaper/yearbook photographer was on the sidelines taking photos. He would take a few, then stop. Occasionally during his "off" moments, he would turn to the crowd, yell the school's name, and pep up the crowd.
• Examine the following as a possible code of ethics
This Rotary Code of Ethics, devised in 1932, was applied to a California school
• SPLC Web site exercise
The following are your assignments using the Internet. 1. Go to the following site: http:// splc.org and briefly summarize one of the news notes the SPLC is reporting.