Thursday and Friday:
Reviews
Bell Ringer: (http://www.newsroom101.com/)
Thursday- take quizzes 5 and 6
Friday- test on 5/6
Activity:
Think of your favorite Christmas present. Write a brief paragraph discussing why you like this item. Include some of its features. Discuss how it works. Cite five reasons someone should buy this product.
Goal:
Students will understand the function of product reviews as well as how to compose their own.
1. Students will be introduced to the basic rules of review writing.
2. Students will discuss how to create a product review.
3. Students will understand how to incorporate details into their own product review.
4. Students will explore the greatest type of review: The INFOMERCIAL
Assignment:
1. Students will complete the writing activity listed above
Teacher/ students will discuss the importance of details in writing
2. Students will go over a basic PowerPoint explaining the general purpose of a review article
3. Students will be introduced to the different types of review articles:
Book Reviews
Movie Reviews
Music Reviews
Play Reviews
Restaurant Reviews
Product Reviews
Website Reviews
Television Reviews
4. Students will discuss and take notes on the various types of reviews
1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Article 3 A
Goal:
Brainstorm topics for their next article
Students will plan their articles via “Organization Sheet” (See top right corner of blog
Students will begin writing interview questions
Students will complete interviews
Students will begin to organize research and interview information
Students will begin rough draft
Bell Ringer:
Daily Readings:
Each day, you will take one of the following quizzes:
http://www.newsroom101.com/newsroom101/
Tuesday- Quiz 5
Wednesday- Quiz 6
NEWS ARTICLE #3
Tuesday, 11/15- Students will select a topic for their news story
Wednesday, 11/16- Students will create interview questions and turn in Planning Sheet to www.turnitin.com
Thursday, 11/17-Monday, 11/21-Students will CREATE interview questions and work on the interview process
** Wednesday, 11/16-ORGANIZATION SHEET CONTAINING ALL INITIAL QUESTION WILL BE TURNED IN TO http://www.turnitin.com/
(Please submit your questions to the entry entitled: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS)
**Organization sheets can be found under the link at the top right corner of this blog
Monday, 11/21 -completed interviews due by 2:40- If they are not turned in, points will be deducted
ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WILL BE TURNED IN TO http://www.turnitin.com/
(Please submit your questions to the entry entitled: QUESTIONS/ ANSWERS)
**Remember, once you have your interviews, you may start writing your rough drafts
***Even if you don't have all of your interviews completed on any of the days, work on background info and rough draft
Closure Activity:
Make sure your turn in the proper info. each day to http://www.turnitin.com/
Looking Ahead
Tuesday, 11/22-Wednesday, 11/23-Students will organize info and begin rough drafts (All final interviews must be turned in by the end of the day on Wednesday.)
**PLEASE REMEMBER, YOU CAN BEGIN WRITING YOUR ARTICLE AT ANY TIME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED.
**All leads and second paragraphs must be checked by Mrs. Christian
11/30- All final drafts are due
1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic
1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization
1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium.
1.9.11.B: Evaluate how the techniques used in media modify traditional society.
1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
Brainstorm topics for their next article
Students will plan their articles via “Organization Sheet” (See top right corner of blog
Students will begin writing interview questions
Students will complete interviews
Students will begin to organize research and interview information
Students will begin rough draft
Bell Ringer:
Daily Readings:
Each day, you will take one of the following quizzes:
http://www.newsroom101.com/newsroom101/
Tuesday- Quiz 5
Wednesday- Quiz 6
NEWS ARTICLE #3
Tuesday, 11/15- Students will select a topic for their news story
Wednesday, 11/16- Students will create interview questions and turn in Planning Sheet to www.turnitin.com
Thursday, 11/17-Monday, 11/21-Students will CREATE interview questions and work on the interview process
** Wednesday, 11/16-ORGANIZATION SHEET CONTAINING ALL INITIAL QUESTION WILL BE TURNED IN TO http://www.turnitin.com/
(Please submit your questions to the entry entitled: INTERVIEW QUESTIONS)
**Organization sheets can be found under the link at the top right corner of this blog
Monday, 11/21 -completed interviews due by 2:40- If they are not turned in, points will be deducted
ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WILL BE TURNED IN TO http://www.turnitin.com/
(Please submit your questions to the entry entitled: QUESTIONS/ ANSWERS)
**Remember, once you have your interviews, you may start writing your rough drafts
***Even if you don't have all of your interviews completed on any of the days, work on background info and rough draft
Closure Activity:
Make sure your turn in the proper info. each day to http://www.turnitin.com/
Looking Ahead
Tuesday, 11/22-Wednesday, 11/23-Students will organize info and begin rough drafts (All final interviews must be turned in by the end of the day on Wednesday.)
**PLEASE REMEMBER, YOU CAN BEGIN WRITING YOUR ARTICLE AT ANY TIME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED.
**All leads and second paragraphs must be checked by Mrs. Christian
11/30- All final drafts are due
1.5.11.B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic
1.5.11.C- Write with controlled and/ or subtle organization
1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium.
1.9.11.B: Evaluate how the techniques used in media modify traditional society.
1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Libel Test
Libel and First Amendment Test
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.
GOOD LUCK !
1. How does the First Amendment begin?
A. "Four score and seven years ago...."
B. "When, in the course of human events...."
C. "Freedom of speech and of the press shall not be abridged...."
D. "Congress shall make no law...."
2. The Bill of Rights is:
A. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
B. The statement police must read to you when you are arrested.
C. The opening paragraph of the Declaration of Independence.
D. The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
3.The First Amendment protects students while at school.
A. True
B. False
4.Which of the following is not a right explicitly protected by the First Amendment?
A. Press
B. Privacy
C. Assembly
D. Religion
5. Which of the following categories of speech is never protected by the First Amendment?
A. Indecent speech on the Internet
B. Four-letter words
C. Obscenity
D. Nudity
6. The First Amendment protects a person's right to burn the American flag as a form of political protest?
A. True
B. False
7. Bart is ticked off. To make time for more standardized testing, the public school he attends has decided to reduce recess to three minutes a day. To protest the school's decision, he publishes a one-page document that says "Recess Rules! Standardized Testing Drools." As he has seen many other community activists do before, he takes his flyer to the town square, where he peacefully offers copies to passerby. Which of the following acts probably violates his First Amendment rights?
A. A police officer politely orders Bart to stop distribution and go home
B. A local merchant, an ardent support of standardized testing, angrily rips the papers out of Bart's hands and shreds them
C. Bart's mother, embarrassed by the all the hullabaloo, confiscates the documents and grounds him for two weeks
D. All of the above
8. The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that the First Amendment protects public school students while in school. Neither "students nor teachers," the Court said, "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." From which famous Supreme Court case did that language first come?
A. New York Times v. Sullivan
B. Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. School District
C. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
D. Roe v. Wade
9. The Student Times is publishing a story about Leopard O'Shay, America's newest singing sensation, which includes a review of his latest CD, Spots Unplugged. As the Times feature editor, you'd like to use a photo of the rock star to illustrate your story. Unfortunately, O'Shay has just begun a World Tour and the chance of your photographers getting a shot of him in person is nil. What is your safest legal option?
A. Scan the cover art from Spots Unplugged.
B. Find a Leopard O'Shay fan site on the Internet and download a photo from there.
C. Use the photo of O'Shay that ran on last month's cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
D. Call O'Shay's record company and ask their publicity department to send you a photo to use with your story.
10. Students can protest as long as they do it (In the first amendment, what word tells how) ________________.
11. Define Libel:
12A. Read the statement: "Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you."
(This statement came from the PowerPoint on Libel)
B. If you were applying this statement to your high school newspaper, would this statement prove true?
C. Please give specific examples to support your answer.
13. Discuss the rules for taking photographs in private and in public.
14. At what age does the First Amendment protect the speech of an individual?
15. Does the Hazelwood decision require school officials to censor student media? Explain.
16. A. After discussing the role of the media over the last two weeks, your class concluded that the media has tremendous power.
B. How does the media influence society?
C. Does the media cross the line?
Bonus:
Write out the First Amendment. (It must be correct)
WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.
GOOD LUCK !
1. How does the First Amendment begin?
A. "Four score and seven years ago...."
B. "When, in the course of human events...."
C. "Freedom of speech and of the press shall not be abridged...."
D. "Congress shall make no law...."
2. The Bill of Rights is:
A. The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
B. The statement police must read to you when you are arrested.
C. The opening paragraph of the Declaration of Independence.
D. The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.
3.The First Amendment protects students while at school.
A. True
B. False
4.Which of the following is not a right explicitly protected by the First Amendment?
A. Press
B. Privacy
C. Assembly
D. Religion
5. Which of the following categories of speech is never protected by the First Amendment?
A. Indecent speech on the Internet
B. Four-letter words
C. Obscenity
D. Nudity
6. The First Amendment protects a person's right to burn the American flag as a form of political protest?
A. True
B. False
7. Bart is ticked off. To make time for more standardized testing, the public school he attends has decided to reduce recess to three minutes a day. To protest the school's decision, he publishes a one-page document that says "Recess Rules! Standardized Testing Drools." As he has seen many other community activists do before, he takes his flyer to the town square, where he peacefully offers copies to passerby. Which of the following acts probably violates his First Amendment rights?
A. A police officer politely orders Bart to stop distribution and go home
B. A local merchant, an ardent support of standardized testing, angrily rips the papers out of Bart's hands and shreds them
C. Bart's mother, embarrassed by the all the hullabaloo, confiscates the documents and grounds him for two weeks
D. All of the above
8. The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that the First Amendment protects public school students while in school. Neither "students nor teachers," the Court said, "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." From which famous Supreme Court case did that language first come?
A. New York Times v. Sullivan
B. Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. School District
C. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
D. Roe v. Wade
9. The Student Times is publishing a story about Leopard O'Shay, America's newest singing sensation, which includes a review of his latest CD, Spots Unplugged. As the Times feature editor, you'd like to use a photo of the rock star to illustrate your story. Unfortunately, O'Shay has just begun a World Tour and the chance of your photographers getting a shot of him in person is nil. What is your safest legal option?
A. Scan the cover art from Spots Unplugged.
B. Find a Leopard O'Shay fan site on the Internet and download a photo from there.
C. Use the photo of O'Shay that ran on last month's cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
D. Call O'Shay's record company and ask their publicity department to send you a photo to use with your story.
10. Students can protest as long as they do it (In the first amendment, what word tells how) ________________.
11. Define Libel:
12A. Read the statement: "Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you."
(This statement came from the PowerPoint on Libel)
B. If you were applying this statement to your high school newspaper, would this statement prove true?
C. Please give specific examples to support your answer.
13. Discuss the rules for taking photographs in private and in public.
14. At what age does the First Amendment protect the speech of an individual?
15. Does the Hazelwood decision require school officials to censor student media? Explain.
16. A. After discussing the role of the media over the last two weeks, your class concluded that the media has tremendous power.
B. How does the media influence society?
C. Does the media cross the line?
Bonus:
Write out the First Amendment. (It must be correct)
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Online Quizzes for First Amendment
Tuesday, 11/8- Thursday, 11/10
**Quiz on Friday - First Amendment
Bell Ringers:
Monday- Read an article in today's Times Leader
Include your name, the title and the page #
Discuss how it fits into our Frist Amendment
Tuesday- Find a photo in Today's Times Leader
Include your name, the title and the page #
Is it appropriate for publication according to the First Amendment? Why or why not?
Wednesday-Define Libel
GOALS:
1. Students will discuss several situations concerning FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
3. Students will be presented with situations that are clarified through the First Amendment
Press Freedom Quiz:
https://www.splc.org/quiz/quiz3pressfreedom.asp
The First Amendment Quiz:
https://www.splc.org/quiz/quiz2.asp
Reporters privilege quiz:
https://www.splc.org/quiz/quiz3privilege.asp
REMINDER: FIRST AMENDMENT TEST ON THURSDAY. (Study the online quizzes, your notes and the notes on the blog )
**You do have to write the FIRST AMENDMENT
Standard -1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium
**Quiz on Friday - First Amendment
Bell Ringers:
Monday- Read an article in today's Times Leader
Include your name, the title and the page #
Discuss how it fits into our Frist Amendment
Tuesday- Find a photo in Today's Times Leader
Include your name, the title and the page #
Is it appropriate for publication according to the First Amendment? Why or why not?
Wednesday-Define Libel
GOALS:
1. Students will discuss several situations concerning FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
3. Students will be presented with situations that are clarified through the First Amendment
Press Freedom Quiz:
https://www.splc.org/quiz/quiz3pressfreedom.asp
The First Amendment Quiz:
https://www.splc.org/quiz/quiz2.asp
Reporters privilege quiz:
https://www.splc.org/quiz/quiz3privilege.asp
REMINDER: FIRST AMENDMENT TEST ON THURSDAY. (Study the online quizzes, your notes and the notes on the blog )
**You do have to write the FIRST AMENDMENT
Standard -1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium
Friday, November 04, 2011
Scavenger Hunt
Students will conduct an interview scavenger hunt:
Due: Wednesday, 11/8
**However, the first ten turned in will receive special bonus points
Provide correct attribution for each answer (Name, grade)
1. Talk to 3 people with unique pets.
~be able to tell how long they have that pet, why they have that pet, etc.
2. Find 3 people who have met or had an experience with famous people.
3. Find someone who has an educational military experience that they can share or ask a math teacher what their favorite aspect of math.
4. Go up to 3 people you have never met and learn about their study habits. Different ones.
5. Find out what the best place in the high school is to hang out. (Ask several students)
6.Find where the best place in Berwick to hang out is. (Ask several students)
7. Find someone with a fascinating college story to inspire others to go to college from a teacher or dual enrollment high school student (Keep your story rated PG....Mrs. Christian will be reading!!)
8. Ask one of our administrators and find out what their favorite meal in our cafeteria is.
9. Ask 10 students the following questions: What is your fav. pizza place in Berwick ?
and What pizza topping would you like to order, but are afraid to try.
10. Learn a dream / goal of a student you never met
You must talk to different people. Your answers must be from DIFFERENT PEOPLE!!
Have fun! Interview parameter is limited to BHS!
Due: Wednesday, 11/8
**However, the first ten turned in will receive special bonus points
Provide correct attribution for each answer (Name, grade)
1. Talk to 3 people with unique pets.
~be able to tell how long they have that pet, why they have that pet, etc.
2. Find 3 people who have met or had an experience with famous people.
3. Find someone who has an educational military experience that they can share or ask a math teacher what their favorite aspect of math.
4. Go up to 3 people you have never met and learn about their study habits. Different ones.
5. Find out what the best place in the high school is to hang out. (Ask several students)
6.Find where the best place in Berwick to hang out is. (Ask several students)
7. Find someone with a fascinating college story to inspire others to go to college from a teacher or dual enrollment high school student (Keep your story rated PG....Mrs. Christian will be reading!!)
8. Ask one of our administrators and find out what their favorite meal in our cafeteria is.
9. Ask 10 students the following questions: What is your fav. pizza place in Berwick ?
and What pizza topping would you like to order, but are afraid to try.
10. Learn a dream / goal of a student you never met
You must talk to different people. Your answers must be from DIFFERENT PEOPLE!!
Have fun! Interview parameter is limited to BHS!
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Bell Ringer:
What were your thoughts about yesterday's photo display? How does the First Amendment Apply to them?
(Use the comment box below)
Photo Journalism Ethical Consideration 2
Photo Journalism Ethical Consideration 2
Legal Considerations in Photojournalism
Here are some potentially troublesome situations you might encounter. Discuss what you think is the correct answer legally and discuss how you personally might handle it.
1. If you take pictures of someone in their home with a hidden camera, could you be sued for invasion of privacy? (yes)
2. Is it legal for you to photograph a celebrity walking along a city street, even if they don't want to be photographed? (yes, because it's a public street)
3. If you photograph Ricky Martin driving down the street in a new BMW, could BMW use one of your pictures in an advertisement? (no, they need written permission)
4. You are editor of a feature magazine, and you need a picture of some troubled teens to illustrate a story. Your photographer goes by the high school and shoots some pictures of some teens waiting outside for their rides. You print one of the pictures, only to find out later that these were some of the school's top scholars. Could they sue you successfully? (yes, because you potentially hurt their reputations)
5. , You take a picture of woman with her dress blowing up, showing her undergarments underneath. Although her face is not visible, her children are next to her. Since she was in public view, can your editor run it without fear of being sued? (no, she could successfully prove that the photo was embarrassing but not newsworthy)
6. You're at the hospital visiting a sick friend and have a chance to get a photo of a local celebrity being wheeled into the X-ray room. This would be of great interest to your readers. You take the pictures and turn one into your editor. Can she legally run it? (no, the law protects people privacy in hospitals -- she would need written permission to run it)
7. . You see a bad car accident and begin taking photos immediately, of the smashed cars, of the victims being tended to and put into the ambulance, etc. The police at the scene order you to stop. As a representative of the media, can you legally continue? (yes) If so, are there any limits to what you can shoot? (you cannot take pictures of a victim in an ambulance)
8. From the street, you photograph two teenagers kissing on a front porch. Even if you did not ask their permission, can your editor legally run it? (yes, legally it's OK since anything on a public street is fair game, but ethically you might decide against it)
9. . There has been a bad fire in a person's home, and you want to take pictures inside the house. The owner is not home, and the police and firefighters do not object. Do you, as a representative of the media, have a right to enter the house, or would you be trespassing? (you have a right to enter the house and take pictures)
10. You're shopping in a grocery store and witness a woman cut by a broken pickle jar. She sees your camera and asks you to photograph her wound. Can you legally take a picture? (yes) What if the manager sees you and asks you to stop? (you must stop since you're on their private property) What if the manager demands you turn your film over to her? (you don't have to -- that's your property)
_____________________________________________________________________________
Ethical Considerations in Photojournalism
Pair 1
Photographer: You are working with a reporter on a story about a coach who holds some national records for weightlifting. You still need a shot of him working out, so you arrange to meet him at the gym and take pictures of him lifting weights just as he normally does. Make an argument for running your photo.
Photo editor: Do you run this set-up photo? Why or why not?
Pair 2
Photographer: A baby left in a locked car died from the heat. You heard about it on a police scanner and were able to get a picture of the policeman taking the baby out of the car.
Photo editor: Do you run this as a warning to other parents? Why or why not?
Pair 3
Photographer: A fire escape collapses during a fire, plunging a woman to her death. A child who also falls miraculously survived.You get a picture of them in mid-air, just as the fire escape gives way. The photo is a potential Pulitzer Prize winner.
Photo editor: Do you run this photo of a woman falling to her death? Why or why not?
Pair 4
Photographer: A woman takes off her clothes in protest of being denied entrance to a building. You get a picture of her protest.
Photo editor: Do you run this photo of a nude woman? Why or why not?
Pair 5
Photographer: During a news conference, an important political figure makes an obscene gesture at some hecklers in the crowd. You take the picture and turn it into your editor.
Photo editor: This is definitely newsworthy but potentially offensive. Do you run it? Why or why not?
Pair 6
Photographer: A man notifies the press that a newsworthy event will be taking place at a certain time and location. He makes a statement protesting a government action, then douses himself with gasoline and lights a match. You get some dramatic pictures of the event, potential prize winners.
Photo editor: Should you run the picture because it's newsworthy or deny the protester the publicity he was seeking? Explain your decision.
Pair 7
Photographer: You photograph a family grieving over their son who drowned in a local canal. You capture them at the moment the authorities unzip the body bag for them to make identification of him.
Photo editor: Do you run this to urge other families to be cautious or respect the privacy of their grief?
Pair 8
Photographer: You photograph two students exchanging money and a bag of something. You realize this would be a great photo to go with a story your staff is doing on drugs on campus.
Photo editor: Do you run this? Why or why not?
Standard -1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium
What were your thoughts about yesterday's photo display? How does the First Amendment Apply to them?
(Use the comment box below)
Photo Journalism Ethical Consideration 2
Photo Journalism Ethical Consideration 2
Legal Considerations in Photojournalism
Here are some potentially troublesome situations you might encounter. Discuss what you think is the correct answer legally and discuss how you personally might handle it.
1. If you take pictures of someone in their home with a hidden camera, could you be sued for invasion of privacy? (yes)
2. Is it legal for you to photograph a celebrity walking along a city street, even if they don't want to be photographed? (yes, because it's a public street)
3. If you photograph Ricky Martin driving down the street in a new BMW, could BMW use one of your pictures in an advertisement? (no, they need written permission)
4. You are editor of a feature magazine, and you need a picture of some troubled teens to illustrate a story. Your photographer goes by the high school and shoots some pictures of some teens waiting outside for their rides. You print one of the pictures, only to find out later that these were some of the school's top scholars. Could they sue you successfully? (yes, because you potentially hurt their reputations)
5. , You take a picture of woman with her dress blowing up, showing her undergarments underneath. Although her face is not visible, her children are next to her. Since she was in public view, can your editor run it without fear of being sued? (no, she could successfully prove that the photo was embarrassing but not newsworthy)
6. You're at the hospital visiting a sick friend and have a chance to get a photo of a local celebrity being wheeled into the X-ray room. This would be of great interest to your readers. You take the pictures and turn one into your editor. Can she legally run it? (no, the law protects people privacy in hospitals -- she would need written permission to run it)
7. . You see a bad car accident and begin taking photos immediately, of the smashed cars, of the victims being tended to and put into the ambulance, etc. The police at the scene order you to stop. As a representative of the media, can you legally continue? (yes) If so, are there any limits to what you can shoot? (you cannot take pictures of a victim in an ambulance)
8. From the street, you photograph two teenagers kissing on a front porch. Even if you did not ask their permission, can your editor legally run it? (yes, legally it's OK since anything on a public street is fair game, but ethically you might decide against it)
9. . There has been a bad fire in a person's home, and you want to take pictures inside the house. The owner is not home, and the police and firefighters do not object. Do you, as a representative of the media, have a right to enter the house, or would you be trespassing? (you have a right to enter the house and take pictures)
10. You're shopping in a grocery store and witness a woman cut by a broken pickle jar. She sees your camera and asks you to photograph her wound. Can you legally take a picture? (yes) What if the manager sees you and asks you to stop? (you must stop since you're on their private property) What if the manager demands you turn your film over to her? (you don't have to -- that's your property)
_____________________________________________________________________________
Ethical Considerations in Photojournalism
Pair 1
Photographer: You are working with a reporter on a story about a coach who holds some national records for weightlifting. You still need a shot of him working out, so you arrange to meet him at the gym and take pictures of him lifting weights just as he normally does. Make an argument for running your photo.
Photo editor: Do you run this set-up photo? Why or why not?
Pair 2
Photographer: A baby left in a locked car died from the heat. You heard about it on a police scanner and were able to get a picture of the policeman taking the baby out of the car.
Photo editor: Do you run this as a warning to other parents? Why or why not?
Pair 3
Photographer: A fire escape collapses during a fire, plunging a woman to her death. A child who also falls miraculously survived.You get a picture of them in mid-air, just as the fire escape gives way. The photo is a potential Pulitzer Prize winner.
Photo editor: Do you run this photo of a woman falling to her death? Why or why not?
Pair 4
Photographer: A woman takes off her clothes in protest of being denied entrance to a building. You get a picture of her protest.
Photo editor: Do you run this photo of a nude woman? Why or why not?
Pair 5
Photographer: During a news conference, an important political figure makes an obscene gesture at some hecklers in the crowd. You take the picture and turn it into your editor.
Photo editor: This is definitely newsworthy but potentially offensive. Do you run it? Why or why not?
Pair 6
Photographer: A man notifies the press that a newsworthy event will be taking place at a certain time and location. He makes a statement protesting a government action, then douses himself with gasoline and lights a match. You get some dramatic pictures of the event, potential prize winners.
Photo editor: Should you run the picture because it's newsworthy or deny the protester the publicity he was seeking? Explain your decision.
Pair 7
Photographer: You photograph a family grieving over their son who drowned in a local canal. You capture them at the moment the authorities unzip the body bag for them to make identification of him.
Photo editor: Do you run this to urge other families to be cautious or respect the privacy of their grief?
Pair 8
Photographer: You photograph two students exchanging money and a bag of something. You realize this would be a great photo to go with a story your staff is doing on drugs on campus.
Photo editor: Do you run this? Why or why not?
Standard -1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
PhotoJournalism
Ethical Decisions in Journalism
Nov
Students will be presented with situations of libel and libelous photography. They will justify is situations are printable in a newspaper or must be held back.
-Students will review works by photo journalist, Gary Fabiano
http://www.garyfabiano.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=14952&Akey=YXPRY2JP
Standard -1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium
Nov
Students will be presented with situations of libel and libelous photography. They will justify is situations are printable in a newspaper or must be held back.
-Students will review works by photo journalist, Gary Fabiano
http://www.garyfabiano.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=14952&Akey=YXPRY2JP
Standard -1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Tinker Story / Libel
Bell Ringer: Can you publish any article in your school newspaper? Why or Why not?
Goal:
Students will be introduced to the FIRST AMENDMENT
Students will study the ethical principles of journalism
Students will recognize and discuss some major criticism of the press
Students will understands libel/ malice laws and what defenses journalists have
Students will be familiar with major court rulings regarding the scholastic press
The Tinker story is why you have liberties at the school house door.
Three students in Des Moines, Iowa decided to protest the Vietnam War in 1965 by wearing black armbands to school. The school learned of their plans and made a rule prohibiting black arm bands. They were told to take them off when they refused, they were suspended.
Students and their parents sued the school district. Four years later, in 1969, in a landmark decision the court ruled that students were permitted to their First Amendment rights as long as they did not cause a substantial disruption of or material interference with school activities. Administrator must demonstrate facts in order for a legal censorship to hold up in court. This case paved the way for uncensored school newspapers until 1985.
Tinker says that a newspaper may not be censored if the story or the research for the story is not causing a disruption to the school
Libel
PowerPoints:
Let's talk about Libel:
PowerPoint Presentation
http://www.splc.org/presentations/
click on the following links:
Libel Law:
Libel & Privacy
Libel and the First Amendment
The Student Press Law Center
http://www.splc.org/default.asp
Know The Student Law:
http://www.splc.org/knowyourrights/legalresearch.asp?id=3
Have students look up Libel and Privacy Law
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/viewpage.cgi
Additional Websites for related research include:
Why is freedom of speech and press important?
http://www.freedomforum.org/about/today.asp
http://www.rcfp.org/
Overview of First Amendment Law (Review sites)
http://www.aclu.org/library/pbp10.htm
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/first_amendment.html
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/constitution/amendment01/06.html
EXTRA ASSIGNMENT: SCAVENGER HUNT Due Next Friday, 11/4
Standard -
1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium.
1.9.11.B: Evaluate how the techniques used in media modify traditional society.
1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
Goal:
Students will be introduced to the FIRST AMENDMENT
Students will study the ethical principles of journalism
Students will recognize and discuss some major criticism of the press
Students will understands libel/ malice laws and what defenses journalists have
Students will be familiar with major court rulings regarding the scholastic press
The Tinker story is why you have liberties at the school house door.
Three students in Des Moines, Iowa decided to protest the Vietnam War in 1965 by wearing black armbands to school. The school learned of their plans and made a rule prohibiting black arm bands. They were told to take them off when they refused, they were suspended.
Students and their parents sued the school district. Four years later, in 1969, in a landmark decision the court ruled that students were permitted to their First Amendment rights as long as they did not cause a substantial disruption of or material interference with school activities. Administrator must demonstrate facts in order for a legal censorship to hold up in court. This case paved the way for uncensored school newspapers until 1985.
Tinker says that a newspaper may not be censored if the story or the research for the story is not causing a disruption to the school
Libel
PowerPoints:
Let's talk about Libel:
PowerPoint Presentation
http://www.splc.org/presentations/
click on the following links:
Libel Law:
Libel & Privacy
Libel and the First Amendment
The Student Press Law Center
http://www.splc.org/default.asp
Know The Student Law:
http://www.splc.org/knowyourrights/legalresearch.asp?id=3
Have students look up Libel and Privacy Law
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/viewpage.cgi
Additional Websites for related research include:
Why is freedom of speech and press important?
http://www.freedomforum.org/about/today.asp
http://www.rcfp.org/
Overview of First Amendment Law (Review sites)
http://www.aclu.org/library/pbp10.htm
l
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/first_amendment.html
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/constitution/amendment01/06.html
EXTRA ASSIGNMENT: SCAVENGER HUNT Due Next Friday, 11/4
Standard -
1.9.11.A: Use media and technology resources for research, information analysis, problem solving, and decision making in content learning. Identify complexities and inconsistencies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium.
1.9.11.B: Evaluate how the techniques used in media modify traditional society.
1.2.11B - use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced
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