Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Hampton U. starts academy to improve young journalists' skills
By Dionne Walker
Associated Press
Published: 2/22/06
Excerpt:
Troubled by students with high grades but poor grammar and spelling,
journalism administrators at historically black Hampton have launched a
writing academy to improve the skills of the next generation of
minority reporters.
Sixty-seven students are enrolled in the
Academy of Writing Excellence. They meet for writing labs, complete
special writing assignments, and get one-on-one mentoring sessions with
local journalists and opportunities to go on school-sponsored field
trips...
Roy Peter Clark, a senior scholar at The Poynter Institute, a St.
Petersburg, Fla., school that trains professional journalists, said
grammar often takes a back seat among young people versed in the slang
of Internet chat rooms and instant messages.
"Young people are
living their lives, in many cases, sort of electronically," Clark said.
"It's not that teachers aren't trying to teach the mechanics of
language. It's just that those things aren't reinforced enough in other
places in the student's experience."
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