Journalist for a week

Journalist for a Week
By Daniel Rothman

While Intro to Journalism is typically one of the more fun and interesting classes, students were not looking forward to the Journalist for a Week assignment. During this, students have to write an article everyday, at least 150 words long and with at least one quote. “I was really worried about it. I sometimes have a busy schedule, and I wasn’t sure if I’d have the time to write an article every day,” said Tim Yu ’12, who is in the class. The purpose of the assignment is to keep our writing and interview skills sharp while we study legal rights in class. “I think this assignment has really helped me with my writing. Since we are doing the unit on the first amendment, we haven’t been writing a lot in class, but this helps us maintain our skills,” said Alissa Rothman ’11, adding “the only problem is that it can be difficult to come up with topics to write about.” Journalist for a Week is an example of an assignment that has far exceeded expectations, proving to be both fun and educational.


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