San Marin Writing Arts
About Journalism
In Journalism, you will learn more than just how to write well in a journalistic style. You will also learn how to work as a team to publish a real newspaper with real deadlines, which requires development of leadership and collaboration skills. You will build on the academic skills you’ve learned in regular English classes regarding critical thinking and formal writing. Research shows that journalism students score higher on writing tests, mainly because they write more and practice writing in different styles and formats.
You will learn leadership skills by taking ownership for all aspects of the Pony Express, including research, writing, editing, photography, design, production, and business. You will learn how to use publishing software to layout pages for production. You will study legal/ethical issues, consider the current state of journalism as it relates to a free society, and explore the future of online journalism.
Perhaps most importantly, you will make a contribution to NUSD’s only student-run newspaper and share in our vision: to provide a student voice that informs, challenges, entertains, encourages dialogue, and reflects the entire student population at San Marin.
You will learn leadership skills by taking ownership for all aspects of the Pony Express, including research, writing, editing, photography, design, production, and business. You will learn how to use publishing software to layout pages for production. You will study legal/ethical issues, consider the current state of journalism as it relates to a free society, and explore the future of online journalism.
Perhaps most importantly, you will make a contribution to NUSD’s only student-run newspaper and share in our vision: to provide a student voice that informs, challenges, entertains, encourages dialogue, and reflects the entire student population at San Marin.