Advanced Journalism: Yearbook I, II, III/Newspaper I, II, III/Literary Magazine (One-Half to One
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2017
The student understands individual and staff responsibilities of coverage appropriate for the publication's audience (1)
Understand the role and responsibilities of each staff member and the purpose of the publication.
Use the skills necessary to plan and produce a publication.
Read both professional publications and other student-produced publications to generate story and design ideas for the local publication.
Conduct research using a variety of sources such as interviews with primary sources, databases, or published reports.
Conceive coverage ideas for packaged presentations of material, including, but not limited to, copy, infographics, sidebars, photos, art, and multimedia components.
The student understands media law and journalistic ethics and standards and the responsibility to cover subjects of interest and importance to the audience (2)
Find a variety of credible sources to provide balanced coverage.
Compose the story accurately keeping his/her own opinion out of non-editorial coverage.
Provide editorial coverage to inform and encourage the reader to make intelligent decisions.
Critique the publication to find its strengths and weaknesses to improve products based on those critiques; Page 48 August 2020 Update.
Seek non-staff opinion on the publication to determine its impact on future publications.
Understand the consequences of plagiarism.
Understand and apply copyright law, the fair use exemption, and the ownership of intellectual property.
The student understands all aspects of a publication and the means by which that publication is created (3)
Identify elements used to create publications.
Create and execute a financial plan for supporting publications such as sales and advertising.
Consider finances in making decisions, including number of pages and cost-incurring extras such as color, paper quality, and number of copies for print publications.
The student produces publications (4)
Determine which events and issues are newsworthy for the audience.
Select the most appropriate journalistic format to present content.
Apply skills in reporting and writing to produce publications.
Design pages for publications.
Plan and produce photographs for publications.
Incorporate graphics into publications.
Write and design headlines for publications.
Research and write captions for publications.
Produce publications using available technology.
Evaluate stories and coverage for balance and readability.
The student demonstrates leadership and teamwork abilities (5)
Determine roles for which different team members will assume responsibility.
Work cooperatively and collaboratively through a variety of staff assignments.
Determine coverage and concepts for publications.
Develop a deadline schedule and a regular means of monitoring progress.
Listen actively and critically and then respond appropriately to team members.
Submit work for editing and critiquing and make appropriate revisions.
Edit and critique work of others.