Journalism course
📰 Journalism & Media Production
Build practical journalism and media production skills through news judgment, questions, interviews, note-taking, fact versus opinion, source verification, headlines, story structure, photo/audio/video, data, editing, ethics, privacy, misinformation resilience, local reporting, publishing, collaboration, and a capstone local story.
Complete lesson syllabus
Every lesson below contains age-banded facts and quiz questions. Some lessons also include a make-or-explain artifact prompt. Titles are shown in their current course order.
- Why Journalism Matters
- What Makes News?
- Great Reporting Questions
- Interviewing With Respect
- Observation & Notes
- Fact, Opinion & Claim
- Sources & Verification
- Headlines & Leads
- Story Structure
- Photos & Captions
- Audio & Video Storytelling
- Data & Charts
- Editing for Clarity
- Media Ethics
- Privacy, Consent & Safety
- Misinformation & Rumors
- Local Reporting
- Opinion vs. Reporting
- Newsroom Teamwork
- Capstone Local Story
How age adaptation works
The lesson record contains separate fact sets and quiz questions for Pre-K, kindergarten, early elementary, and upper elementary. This is not the same paragraph with a smaller font: vocabulary, detail, and question demands can change by age band. Parents can still choose a different level if their child needs it.
Assessment and records
Course quizzes provide immediate practice feedback. Completion and progress can feed parent-managed records, but a quiz score is not a teacher-issued grade, independent diagnosis, or accredited course credit.
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