SHS
Journalism
UIL COACH:
Mark Holmes
 Journalism
The journalism program consists of four contests: news writing,
feature writing, editorial writing and headline writing. The purpose of the League's
journalism program is not so much to train students to become professional journalists but
rather to stress critical reading, writing and thinking skills that will be useful in
college and beyond. It also teaches the basics of communications necessary later in life
to intelligently consume information provided by the media.
News
Writing
The news writing contest teaches students to read critically, to
digest and prioritize information quickly, and to write clearly, accurately and
succinctly. Emphasis is placed on mechanical and stylistic precision, lead writing, use of
direct and indirect quotes, and news judgement.
Feature
Writing
The feature writing contest teaches students to read critically,
to digest and prioritize information quickly, and to write clearly, accurately and
succinctly. Emplasis is placed on mechanical and stylistic precision, lead writing, use of
direct and indirect quotes, news judgement, and the ability to write descriptively.
Editorial
Writing
The editorial writing contest teaches students to read
critically, to digest and prioritize information quickly, and to write clearly, accurately
and succinctly. Emplasis is placed on mechanical and stylistic precision, lead writing,
use of direct and indirect quotes, news judgement, and the ability to think deeply, to
compare and contrast and to argue or defend a point of view persuasively.
Headline
Writing
The editorial writing contest teaches students to read
critically, to digest and prioritize information quickly, and to write clearly, accurately
and succinctly. Emplasis is placed on the ability to discern key facts and to write with
flair and style in order to tell and sell a story.
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