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This introductory class is for students who are interested in learning to write as a journalist. Students will be taught the differences between hard news, feature stories and opinion writing in print/digital journalism. They will write all three forms of articles plus a letter-to-the-editor. Students will examine articles they read in their local newspaper and articles assigned by the teacher. They will learn about Associated Press (AP) style, Inverted Pyramid writing, leads, quotes, headlines and decks. They will learn about media bias and learn to be wise news consumers. From the beginning of class, students will be expected to read a ‘local’ newspaper (print or digital.) Students will be required to interview at least two people (one for a short hard news article and one for a longer feature story.) They will study some grammar essentials, journalism editing and basic online research skills.
Please view prerequisites and required supplies below.
Journalism Basics 2nd edition by Megan Horst (ISBN 978-1974208166)
Order from https://www.meganlhorst.com/journalism-basics
Students will need to read a local newspaper during the semester; digital or print copies are fine. A news magazine students might consider subscribing to is WORLD or WorldTeen, which report on the news from a Biblical worldview.
Jamie Anderson is passionate about helping homeschool students become better communicators. As a homeschool mom herself, Anderson combines several years of online homeschool teaching experience with a career in radio broadcasting and public relations to offer a unique experience to students at Excelsior Classes.
Since September 2012, Anderson has taught speech communications online, after a decade of working with homeschool students in-person; this follows a public relations career that included training adults across the country how to confidently communicate their message in front of an audience or with a news reporter.
Since 2013, Anderson has worked with homeschool students each school year to guide them in producing a monthly newspaper. Many of those students graduated, went on to college and used the skills they gained under her tutelage to work on a college newspaper, major in journalism or just use the team-building skills in their college and career endeavors.
In September 2019 Anderson was invited back into the world of broadcasting to co-host an award-winning morning drive show on a Michigan adult contemporary radio station, but that job was cut short by the pandemic. Using those newly-honed radio production skills, she helped a friend produce a podcast production, voicing the Graceful Dawn devotionals.
Anderson graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and Mass Communication. After working at radio stations in Iowa and Minnesota, she moved to Colorado for twelve years, working in public relations for the National Cattlemen’s Association.
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