| Grade Range: | |
| 11–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Journalism 3,4 | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Elective; may be repeated for credit | |
| Course Description: | |
| Students electing this course supply the leadership and hold the key positions in the publication of the school newspaper: editor-in-chief, copy editor, advertising and business manager, managing editor, page editors, and columnists. As advanced journalism students, they are responsible for informing the newspaper policy, presenting a balanced image of the school, planning page composition, meeting with advertisers, editing, and meeting the full range of responsibilities required in producing a regularly scheduled publication. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 9109 - Journalism | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Journalism Matters, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2001. | |
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