How to help students create the journalism of the future.
Dinosaurs are teaching the next generation of journalists. How do we adapt what we know to help facilitate the next generation of journalism, and best train the next generation of journalists. We need to understand that stories are being told in a different way now ---abandon the linear storytelling form in favor of a non-linear approach, which means each element must tell a mini-story. Learn to use the tools yourself to increase your credibility with students, and to better help them achieve a better outcome.
What are the skills/values that should be passed on:
• Encourage curiosity
• Encourage skepticism
• Push them to put down their computers and cell phones to get up close and personal with sources
• Develop critical thinking skills – by teaching them to deconstruct and debate
• Teach them about truth, accuracy and fairness.
• Emphasize the importance of diversity of viewpoint in their stories
• Tell them to make up nothing
• Embrace multi-tasking and use their computer skills to teach computer assisted reporting
• And discuss how to use these tools to tell stories
• Talk about the impact of journalism and help them see the impact of their stories to develop passion.
• Talk about the role of journalism in a democratic society and explain how they will fulfill this role, and the watchdog role, in the future --- alongside citizen journalists and bloggers.
Particpants:
Mike Williams
Nancy Benson
Vikki Porter
Ed Cray
Michelle Fizhugh-Craig
Larry Pryor
Mary Fallon
Marty Steffens
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