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The Best of Mahoning Valley High School Journalism
Mahoning Valley’s two daily newspapers and YSU’s journalism program join in a project to feature high school journalism students’ work
The Vindicator and The Tribune Chronicle will begin a project that could result in publishing the best stories produced by area high school journalism students.
The two newspapers have joined with Youngstown State University’s journalism major and the Tri County Journalism Association in a project designed to possibly give high school journalists recognition and a broader audience for the reporting and writing that they do.
This new venture was announced at the annual Press Day in October at Youngstown State University, an annual gathering of area high school journalists and their advisers.
Area high school journalism teachers will submit their students’ best work four times a year to YSU’s Journalism Director Alyssa Lenhoff. Lenhoff will assemble her journalism faculty and media professional colleagues and judge the work.
The top stories, produced for print or video, will then be shared with The Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator for publication consideration.
“We believe that high school journalism students are doing some great and important work that is not often seen by people outside of his or her school community,” said Lenhoff. “We want to help share those stories with people throughout the Mahoning Valley.”
Todd Franko, editor of The Vindicator and Guy Coviello, managing editor of The Tribune Chronicle, said they are pleased to work together in this venture.
The editors said that they both view the missions of their newspapers to inform and enlighten residents of the Mahoning Valley and they are always eager to support projects that will help their readers and viewers become better informed while supporting the development of high school journalism.
The Best of Mahoning Valley High School Journalism
Should people outside of your high school community be reading or watching the stories that you produce?
The Tribune Chronicle and The Vindicator plan to publish or broadcast the best work of Mahoning Valley High School journalism students
Rules to participate
The work submitted must be reported and written by students enrolled in a high school. That student’s contact information, including e-mail address, phone number and school name, must be included.
The work must be submitted by a high school teacher. That teacher’s contact information, including e-mail address, phone number and school name, must be included
The work can be reported and produced in print or video and must include photographs.
The work must include a list of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for all people mentioned or quoted in the story.
The work must adhere as closely as possible to AP Style.
How to submit:
Send all entries to ajlenhoff AT ysu DOT edu by the following dates:
Nov. 15, 2010
Jan. 15, 2011
March 15, 2011
May 15, 2011
Please send all stories as Microsoft Word attachments.
Please send links to videos and post the videos on YouTube.
Please send photographs as JPG attachments. |
