Broadcast Journalism (J3)
About Journalism 3
Journalism 3 or Broadcast Journalism students occasionally write for the paper but mainly oversee all of the staffers. When they are not recording podcast, filming videos or editing videos, they are editing articles on The Declaration Newspaper. These students maintain our YouTube channel.
Journalism 3 students also intern at the Woodbridge Channel 35 TV station. They collaborate with students from Woodbridge High School to film episodes of The Bridge, a TV show highlighting accomplishments throughout the Woodbridge Township School District. Students have hands on training on how to operate the camera, teleprompter, sound board, lighting board, headsets. They learn directing techniques, camera angles, transitions, hosting, and script writing.
Class codes:
J3 FY - xcvwycn
Projects & Skills
10 minute podcast with intro, outro and a midroll
podcast artwork
filing an OPRA
editing sound
videos (life in 90 seconds, walk a mile in my shoes, hype video, commercial, product reviews, etc.)
interviewing on camera
effective b-roll
video editing
article for newspaper
editing articles
script writing for podcasts & videos
adding music to videos
camera angles / shots
Grading
Students will be graded every 2 weeks on their tweets. Each week they should have 5 tweets for a total of 10 in two weeks. Tweets should be school related and points will be deducted if tweets are simply retweets or are not addressing school / town events.
Articles will be graded as a major assessment. Students will have a week to research the topic, interview at least 2 reliable people, take a photo, compose their article and get the article edited by 2 team members. Points will not be deducted for late articles as long as the student makes the me aware of the obstacles they are facing in meeting the deadline.
Because some articles are time sensitive, if articles are not finished in a timely fashion, they may not be published. If articles do not meet the requirements, I reserve the right to not publish the article, however, I will explain what needs to be fixed in order for it to be published.
Podcast and videos will have length requirements and should include interviews. Both will need scripts that will be graded as well.
All articles must go through rounds of editing. J1 students must get their article edited by a J1 student and a J2 or J3. Students will be graded on peer editing of other's articles.
ALL articles, videos, pictures, music, scripts, characters and ideas are expected to be that of the student. Copyright infringement will not be tolerated and will result in a zero on the assignment. All music and pictures must be labeled for reuse.
