In order to gain the most beneficial information for my article, I will ask things like why these changes were made, why the staff thought them important to make, and why the previous aspects of the school were suddenly insufficient. These questions are coming from a place of both genuine curiosity, and the desire to let students know what's going on and why.
Monday, September 21, 2015
Newspaper Pitch
While I am sure most students at The Graham school are fully aware and have opinions on the current changes to the overall school and staff, I'd like to make it apparent in a newspaper article just what exactly is happening, as I'm sure some students are unaware. This article would detail the full extent of the changes to the school, and provide essential information to some of the underclassmen. I would gain this information by interviewing Evan about these changes. This would be beneficial to the entire school, as I hear a lot of students mentioning how the new way of doing things is confusing to them. It would also detail how the school used to be, seeing as a lot of the new students most likely don't know how much it has changed.
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OK. This will be a big task. Some I'm suggesting that you find more of a focus in this article and a focus on exactly what questions you are going to ask.
ReplyDeleteGo ahead, but know you may need to do a little research on Expeditionary Learning -- which is the model for how we run Graham now. Knowing a gist of what EL is exactly, will make your questions more meaningful and engage Evan more in an interview.
So your next step is a sample lead, a specific list of questions for Evan, a summary of what you've learned about EL and finally -- as the editor, you'll need to express your opinion of the changes.
You can also think of a list of questions for students -- and have another staffer on the paper go out and collect the survey for a different feature.
Keep it up Chief!