Journalism and Community Media L1

Co-Taught by Mrs. O’Grady and Mr. Dressler

Grades 10-12
Students in this new course will study, create, and publish
journalism and public-relations content and digital media for the
benefit of the Watertown High School
community. Co-taught by a journalism
and media-arts teacher, this class will use
both classroom- and lab-based settings
and will focus on key elements of media
law and the ethical production and use of
news, feature, sports, and editorial
stories; photographs and photo
illustrations; non-profit public relations
materials; and digital and print media
and technology. All students will join together to study law,
ethics, and certain other topics, and they will also have the
opportunity to self-select targeted production areas like
journalistic writing and editorship, photography and graphic
communication in journalism and public relations, digital
technologies for journalism and community media, and so on.
Students in this class will also work in job-specific journalism
production teams to publish both print and digital versions of the
Raider Times, and some students will research and produce
digital promotional material for groups in the school community.
This course is an excellent choice for writers, artists, leaders,
designers, and thinkers who want to learn about journalistic
writing and production and/or digital visual communication in
journalism and public relations. Students who enroll need to
exhibit the maturity, self-direction, leadership skills, and
collaborative skills to produce publications and media for the use
and benefit of the school community.
Full Year 6 Credits