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Students will learn how to produce quality video reports by paying close attention to how to gather proper audio and visual clips as well as how to critique their work and the work of their peers.
Students learn about how decisions are made about what’s newsworthy and conduct a Morning Meeting to decide the top stories for a TV newscast.
Students will explore, engage and develop a thorough understanding of the theories and ethics related to journalism.
Students will understand the role of executive producers, segment producers, reporters, camera operators, sound engineers, grips/gaffers, graphic artists and production assistants, who are planning content, gathering story ideas, selecting sources and publishing breaking news.
Students learn about elements like an attention-getting headline, a strong lead, the use of quotes and trustworthy facts, a summary and skillful arrangement. Students identify some structural features of broadcast news and then compare and contrast a segment from PBS News Hour, a segment from NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, and a segment from ABC World News with Diane Sawyer.
Students develop a short oral presentation to pitch a specific idea for a news story. In the process, they consider the relationship between news and lived experience.
Students learn to use the phone to talk to people they don’t know. Working in teams of three, a simulation games helps students practice both the art of interviewing and the art of being interviewed.
Students learn the difference between substantiated news facts and informed opinions, news items and editorial content, and where examples of each type typically can be found in today’s information outlets.
Students learn the art of collaboration. All egos are checked at the door and students learn to listen and respect the input from other members of the news team. While some news organizations have APJs (All Platform Journalists) who work in field alone producing news packages, it is still common practice to collaborate in teams of 2 to 5 production members.
Student Reporting Labs match local PBS stations with classrooms, after-school clubs and other community groups to produce video reports on important topics. This site provides a journalism-based curriculum and "cloud reporting" environment where students can share resources, ideas and strategize about how to tackle tough issues.
The NewsHour Extra team, media professionals and scholars have developed three flexible units with a total of 9 lesson plans aimed at strengthening digital and news literacy competencies.
