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Featured Speaker Matt Pearce: Adviser's Take
During the Trump campaign, a lot of pundits were mocking journalists for not understanding “real Americans” as well as the pundits did. A...
Choosing The Right Editor-in-Chief
*Note: This was published last year around the same time and I feel it's something we can all think about each time this year when it...
Online Senior Ad Submission
So we tried something new this year at Blue Valley High — we asked parents to submit all senior ad content online — crazy, right?! I set...
Hall Passes to Interview During Classes
We know our students *shouldn't* interview during class because stories turn out better if they don't, but we also know they *do*...
Teaching How to Take Interview Notes
During my first years of teaching, I focused on questions, listening, quote selection and other basics when teaching interviewing. I...
2016 Annual Contest Results
Thank you to those of you who made it to the awards ceremony last night at the KU Edwards Campus. More than 120 people attended, and we...
Managing Multiple Publications in the Same Class
This school year has been the most hectic and chaotic of my eight-year career. The main source of that chaos was trying to manage...
Too many students and not enough cameras?
When school started, I found myself in a position that I am sure many of you have been in: not enough cameras or editing computers and...
Beyond the AP Stylebook
I love the AP Stylebook. I drive my students crazy with stressful games, long worksheets and emphatic tirades about using AP Style. But...
The "Reverse Psychology" of Interview Questions
One of my favorite things about being a journalism teacher is the fact that we're all so willing to share, and I know that is...
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