The Newspaper Experience

Post date: Mar 24, 2014 2:35:1 AM

Wilson Gifted Education Network has a wonderful opportunity to offer gifted students (8th to 12th grade) a unique experience with the Reading Eagle. 10 lucky students will get to spend a day with the editor of Voices and her team.

If you love to write, can't wait to hear the scoop, have a curiosity about how the news is reported or are just interested in the subject of journalism, the " The Newspaper Experience" is for you.

Registration is limited to 10 students.

Date: Saturday, April 5

Time 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Place: Reading Eagle Company

345 Penn St. Reading PA

Activities:

10:30 a.m. Tour of newsroom and mock press conference

11:00 a.m. Create mock front page

11:30 a.m. Meet Eagle police reporter & learn about daytime cops beat

Noon - Sit in on Voices meeting, have pizza or brown bag lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Observe photo shoots and tour Eagle building

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Students finish individualized front pages and depart with copies

Transportation on your own

RSVP by April 2, 2014:

http://bit.ly/1mghoNH