Thursday-Friday, September 1st-2nd

 WHAT IS JOURNALISM?

Groups: Defining the Work Brainstorm

  • What is journalism?
  • What isn’t?
  • What do journalists do?
  • Why are they important?


TYPES OF JOURNALISM

Media

  • Broadcast
  • Print
  • Digital

Genre

  • News
  • Feature
  • Investigative
  • Commentary/Column/Opinion
  • Review

In the #21C? 

Fourth Estate v. Fifth Estate: What counts nowadays?



What is Quill Media?


FIRST, KNOW THIS: The singular of media is medium. Media is the collective noun when we refer to the press as a single entity, in which case you can use a singular verb.

  • A newspaper is a medium.

  • Donald Glover’s talent shines in numerous media.

  • I get my news from a lot of different media, but television is my parents’ medium of choice.

  • The media (collective) is the enemy of the people. (FACT CHECK: It’s not, actually.)


Other terms for “the media” (the humans that do the work of journalism): the press, the press corps, news people, reporters, the Fourth Estate (how about the Fifth?)



SO, WHO ARE WE? WHAT DO WE DO HERE?

  • You guys get to shape it! How does your audience consume the stories?

  • The Quill: From renaissance to alive and well to COVID gridlock...REFINEMENT is a HoHam. Take it in. 

  • Website: CONSTANT NEWS SOURCE

  • Social Media: Instagram/Facebook, others this year? Go slow to go fast...

  • Quillcasts

  • Yearbook

  • Broadcast: Brainstorm the rebranding of the Friday show!AFTER THE SEMINAR: Write a 1-2 paragraph reflection about new ideas and insights you have gained into the art of journalism.


MINDSETS OF A QUILLSPREY:

  • Get excited. Cultivate inspiration to do this work.

  • Get curious. Cultivate a nose for news. 

  • Stay informed and consume the genre. Get thyself a news consumption habit!



SEMINAR TOMORROW!


Choose three of the following questions to answer in writing (or answer them all if you are so inclined!). Be prepared to discuss all of them during tomorrow’s seminar.
  1. What is the role of a journalist in a democratic society?
  2. Do journalists in the US fulfill this role?
  3. How is this getting complicated in the 21st century?
  4. How is the news coverage in the US media representative of our culture?
  5. What does this mean for us as a student press?  What is the role of the student journalist in a high school setting?

AFTER THE SEMINAR:
Write a 1-2 paragraph reflection about new ideas and insights you have gained into the art of journalism.

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