rss feedFremont High School journalists in Sunnyvale, Calif. deserve media outlet
Word about the possible end of the Fremont High School newspaper in Sunnyvale, Calif. is making the national journalism rounds – thanks to exposure on the Romenesko media site.
I thought I’d chime in because I served for two years as a newspaper staff member at the school back in the mid-1980s. During my last year at Fremont, I was the editor-in-chief of what was then called The Fremont Chief.
Scott Herhold of the San Jose Mercury News lays out his thoughts in a column and talks about a student-led protest on Tuesday that included duct tape and the words, “No newspaper, no voice.” He argues that the students have not produced a sufficiently compelling reason to keep their newspaper, The Phoenix, as part of a school-backed journalism class.
But my verdict – and yes, it is a biased one – is this: Save as many media institutions as you can for students.
Help them excel at thinking, asking questions, analyzing, writing and other forms of expression. Do so in a formal setting under the guidance of a teacher.
