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Q and A With the Pros: Jeffrey M. Smith

Q and A With the Pros: Jeffrey M. Smith

Michelle Turner, Washington, MO and 2016 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year October 15, 2019

Michigan native Jeffrey M. Smith is a photojournalist based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. His client includes (just to name a few) Rolling Stone, Duke University, and Google. Jeffrey recently shared his...

Students practiced photographing Barbies around a makeshift candle-lit campfire to understand the complexity of photographing in low lighting with fire. By using a candle and Barbies, students were able to practice analyzing exposure based on the subject of the photo (the candle or the Barbies). Be sure to check with your administration and get approval prior to this lesson as many schools have a no-candle-burning policy.

Photographing Fires in Manual Mode

Leigh Rogers, adviser at Hermann HS, Hermann, Mo. September 30, 2019

For the first time this year our Homecoming featured fire pits, which gave my yearbook students a unique opportunity to learn how to photograph fire, a bit of a tricky task if you have never practiced...

Teaching Photography: Handouts and Video Links

Teaching Photography: Handouts and Video Links

Michelle Turner, Washington, MO and 2016 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year August 8, 2019

Teaching the basics of Photography can be challenging. Here are a few resources to assist you with the process. HANDOUTS Joshua Nistas has taken some of the “challenge” out of teaching photography...

Q and A With the Pros: Madison Carter

Q and A With the Pros: Madison Carter

Michelle Turner, Washington, MO and 2016 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year July 24, 2019

Madison Carter is the noon anchor for 7 Eyewitness News in Buffalo, N.Y. She's a Syracuse University alumni. Madison is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. She recently visited...

Creating a Deeper Understanding of the First Amendment With a PSA Contest

Creating a Deeper Understanding of the First Amendment With a PSA Contest

Stacy Gerst, Hammonton High School in Hammonton, New Jersey July 8, 2019

The need for greater knowledge and understanding of the First Amendment is vital to our democracy. If this instruction does not occur in our classrooms, where is it taking place? In social media forums...

Minute-to-Win-It games make great ideas for playing with the staff. A little friendly competition can lead to loads of laughs. Plus photographers can practice their skills while documenting the staff’s fun for your year-end banquet.

4 days led to 50 minutes of Wow

Christina Geabhart, MJE, journalism adviser at Oak Park High School, KC, Mo June 22, 2019

Two years ago, I wrote on this site about how to use a few hours before school starts to jump start your staff. Today, we wrapped up an eight-hour, four-day camp with the newsmagazine staff; and it was...

Q and A with the Pros: Dana Marquart

Q and A with the Pros: Dana Marquart

Michelle Turner, Washington, MO and 2016 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year June 3, 2019

Recently, SJ picked the brain of portrait photographer Dana Maquart. Her love for photography started in high school.  SJ: How did you get interested in photography? Dana: "I majored in...

Tips for Reporting the Legalization of Marijuana

Tips for Reporting the Legalization of Marijuana

SchoolJournalism.org staff May 28, 2019

As more and more states legalize medical and/or recreational marijuana, journalism advisers and students are finding themselves in new territory. As of May 2019, federal laws treat marijuana as a controlled...

The results are in on the third annual First Amendment Matters PSA contest

The results are in on the third annual First Amendment Matters PSA contest

SchoolJournalism.org staff May 14, 2019

SchoolJournalism.org’s third annual First Amendment Matters PSA contest had many great entries. Choosing a winner was not an easy task. Entries needed to follow the contest specifications that included,...

Separating Work and Home

Separating Work and Home

Leigh Rogers, Hermann, Mo., yearbook adviser May 8, 2019

Is this even possible or applicable for every teacher? This is the first question that pops in my head as a I begin to write this article. As I enter my fifth year of teaching, I feel I have largely...

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