Journalism

Journalism

Prerequisite:   Application, recommendation from a teacher and possible staff  interview.

Course Description:  

This introductory course in journalism is designed to equip students with basic journalism skills.  Heavy emphasis is placed on writing and on the ability to work independently.  (Students with difficulties in English are not advised to take this course.)  In the first semester, students learn how and are required to write news stories, feature stories, sports stories, editorials, and headlines.  Students learn about the rudiments of page design, newspaper style, copy reading and proofreading. Students also learn basic photography and ad sales. During the second semester, emphasis is placed on refining skills in every area and finding what you can add to the program the next year.  Students study student and commercial newspapers, as well as magazine and television journalism. Qualified students write stories and plan page layout for the student newspaper, The Burlingame B. The newspaper is published in print as well as on The Burlingame B website. Students write articles for both publications. The Burlingame B is a student-run newspaper.

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Journalism Advanced

May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite: Journalism  and recommendation of the Instructor.

Course Description:  

Students enrolled in this course are assigned to The Burlingame B staff.  The Burlingame B class is run like a newspaper business. Students learn to create, write, interview, sell ads, design pages, photograph, edit and promote their work. The staff publishes an eight-to-twelve n page printed newspaper six to seven times during the year. In addition, students write for the online web version of The Burlingame B (Theburlingameb.org) on an as-needed basis that may mean writing a story in a day to provide our readership timely news stories. Students begin as reporters and work up to higher positions such as news editor, copy editor, business manager, web designer and manager, page editor and editor-in-chief. Students who have taken one year of Journalism 1 can be eligible for leadership positions in the class. Since this newspaper is student-run, students are expected to follow journalism ethics and standards. Students may take Advanced Journalism more than once for credit.

Journalism Advanced

May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite: Journalism  and recommendation of the Instructor.

Course Description:  

Students enrolled in this course are assigned to The Burlingame B staff.  The Burlingame B class is run like a newspaper business. Students learn to create, write, interview, sell ads, design pages, photograph, edit and promote their work. The staff publishes an eight-to-twelve n page printed newspaper six to seven times during the year. In addition, students write for the online web version of The Burlingame B (Theburlingameb.org) on an as-needed basis that may mean writing a story in a day to provide our readership timely news stories. Students begin as reporters and work up to higher positions such as news editor, copy editor, business manager, web designer and manager, page editor and editor-in-chief. Students who have taken one year of Journalism 1 can be eligible for leadership positions in the class. Since this newspaper is student-run, students are expected to follow journalism ethics and standards. Students may take Advanced Journalism more than once for credit.