161 Journalism-Bradford H Intensive

 Gr. 11 -12 | 6 Credits | Year-Long  | 5x per Cycle  | 

*Prerequisite:  Instructor's Recommendation

In this course students produce the school’s newspaper, The Bradford, in print and online. The Bradford encourages writers, photographers, techies, videographers, and artists to join the course. Topics of the course include ethics and responsibility in journalism, writing skills, and desktop and Web publishing. Students plan the newspapers’ goals; solicit and write articles; edit and revise copy; design and execute layout; envision, maintain and update the bradford.org; plan printing and distribution; and devise a business strategy for self-sufficiency. The class emphasizes the cooperative pooling and allocation of talents. Students who apply and earn editorships on The Bradford may elect to take Journalism-Bradford Intensive. Editors lead the paper and model responsible journalism. Journalism-Bradford Intensive demands significant commitment in and out of class. Students interested in this course must obtain the signature of the instructor. The final class list will be comprised of editors and qualified applicants. A wait list will be established. Class size limited to 25. This course does not fulfill graduation requirements in English.