fandomhigh | Week Two - Journalism Homework

Journalism Students - Attention.

You have till midnight next Wednesday to get these submitted - just add them to the comments here. If you want to be certain of the requirements for each course, they can be found here. This entry is listed on my info page, so you can find it again whenever you need to.

Journalism 101
100 words on your perceived outcome of the current student elections. Be as fanciful as you please.

Journalism 201
150 words on any of the current candidates for school office. Slant it however you please.

Journalism 301
200 words on one of the current candidates for school office - WITHOUT taking a personal stand pro or con.

Advanced Journalism
100 riveting, truthful words on a topic you'd like to see addressed in the student elections.

Combat Journalism
100-150 words in a slanted article on political mud-slinging/ballot-box stuffing/other electoral shenanigans. Pro or Con is your choice – the object is to stir up a heated reaction.

Photojournalism

One clear picture of each of the candidates for student office. All should be 200x200 pixels and clearly labeled.

Please be sure to put which course your response is for in the subject line of your comment for easier grading. This post and all other homework posts will be added to the memories section of my journal so that you can find it again to post when your homework is complete. On Thursday morning of next week I’ll post a reminder and a link back to this entry.

Edit: For the benefit of my students, this helpful list of student gov't hopefuls courtesy of

dbiers

This week's homework will be publicly posted as things to think about as Student Elections roll around. Feel free to accept bribes from any candidates and report them with your homework for extra credit. Any actual interviews also receive extra credit but do not count toward your homework assignment.

P.S. Georgia, illness or no, you still owe me 100 words as to why I'm a fucking bastard.

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Professor Jerusalem asks us what we believe the outcome will be of this year's student elections.

What he should ask is why any of us should give half a shit.

The student election process is nothing more than a masturbatory, Administration-endorsed popularity contest. Who has the biggest fucking mouth in school? Who makes the best posters? Who has the best slogans? Who promises to bring Starbucks vending machines to the dorms? Who do you want to be friends with so desperately that you'd vote for them hoping to win their friendship and approval? Who cares!?

The student government has no real authority and holds no sway over the school Administration. It's a sham, a figurehead organization formed in an attempt to appease the poor little children, to make them feel like they have some control over their tiny little lives. Whether the Administration will truly recognize the Student Government as vehicle for change in this school remains to be seen.

And I'm sorry, people, but you're smoking some Four Star Grade A crack if you think you'll see anything branded Starbucks (let alone Perkolator) within ten miles of this place. With soaring energy prices, doom-and-gloom winter weather forecasts for the East Coast, and rumored budget cuts looming over Fandom's school system, I doubt seriously that there will BE a Fandom High much longer.

If there is any truth to these rumors, I propose the cancellation of the Homecoming Dance. How much of the school's resources are being used to produce posters, decorations, and party favors? How much of a student's time is wasted contemplating who to vote for for the Homecoming Court when they should be concentrating on their homework? In such troubled times, decadence of this sort should be frowned upon, and sacrifices should be made to ensure every student -- not just the rich and popular ones in the proposed Student Government -- receives a good, balanced education.

Hey, don't shoot the messenger. Look to Principal Connor for answers.

Fail. Good article, but 100 words, not 331, is the assigned task. Please revise and resubmit.

*makes face and resubmits*

Professor Spider Jerusalem asked his students what they believe the outcome will be of this year's student elections.

What he should ask is why any of us should give half a shit. The student election process is nothing more than a masturbatory, Administration-endorsed popularity contest.

The student government has no real authority. It's a sham, a figurehead organization formed in an attempt to appease the little children, to make them feel like they have some control over their tiny lives. Whether the Administration will truly recognize the Student Government as vehicle for change in this school remains to be seen.

Pass.

Week Two - Journalism Homework - Due Midnight 9/30/05

Journalism 101: Student Election Outcome

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