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4> t tlACKAMASPfiflt Getting the scoop Program expands, offers more with new Broadcast Journalism class This article, by a West Unn High student, is the first place winner of the journalism contest in .feature writing, part of last Thursday’s 26th Annual Clackamas Regional Skills Competition. Students inter viewed. Tnglish Instructor Andy Mingo, who with Journalism Instructor Linda Wogt is work ing toward offering a class in broadcast journalism in 2006. Gabriella Cooks Contributing Writer A wave of change is hit ting the world of journalism, and English Instructor Andy Mingo stands ready to take his students into the future. Some of the changes are simply in redefining jour nalism, according to Mingo. He feels that journalism is a very important part of daily life, but it can often be taken in the wrong direction. The line between journalism and propaganda can sometimes appear blurry. “It’s [a journalist’s] job to ask tough questions and be objective,” he said. If the important questions go unasked, the hard facts go unknown. video production as a key ele Mingo also feels that jour ment of journalism courses, nalism as a whole is shifting in addition to web design, away from the “conglomerate before moving into broadcast network control of the news.” journalism in order to provide As people become more a wider base of knowledge for educated about the world, the class. Mingo said, there is a power Mingo also said that shift to individuals, such as Macintosh G5s have been internet bloggers, as news ordered and will be put to use sources. Already they provide to aid in this move away from information as, or before, the the printed word. larger sources do, and “this “Don’t get me wrong,” really attests to the power of Mingo said. “I’m a fan of the individual.” hard-copy papers,” but he can Unfortunately, there is a see them being made available catch to this individual power. on the web as well, an ecolog As competition increases and ical and economic change for sources grow in number, it will the better. become harder Newspapers and harder for will probably the average never become person to filter obsolete, “It’s [a through all of Mingo said, it to get to “the journalist’s] but changes real stuff,” are definitely job to ask said Mingo. being made. tough It can be hard In this tech- to know when n o 1 o g i c a 1 questions and sources are world, they’re be objective. ” legitimate and unavoidable. when they’re Mingo Andy Mingo just some wants to teach English Instructor body’s opin his students ion. to question The changes things and to that seem to see the world most interest Mingo, though, in new ways and he believes are those of the technologi that these changes will help cal realm. Broadcast journal to forward that ideal goal ism is growing and he hopes of awareness and individual to help Clackamas shift into power. March 2, 2005 Featuì Print staff congue San Francise Ben Maras Clackami Staff members of The Clackamas Print (clock-1 from left) Copy Editor James Tombe, Editor-in-C Isaiah Creel, and Design Editor Michaele Coopen part of a group of five editors and one staff writ! travel to San Francisco last Thursday through Sur for a national journalism convention. About 800: dents from colleges and universities from all aro the country came to the convention, attending: sions ranging from opinion writing to page desigi Check out the feature section next week for the full si • POETRY • CREATIVE NON-FICTION • SHORT FICTION • LITERARY ANALYSIS - Open to students at Clackamas,Portland and Mt. Hood Community Colleges - Postmark deadline: April 15th, 2005 - Contest sponsored by the Thomas Binford Endowment for Writing - Submission details: www.marylhurst.edu/writingcontest - Writing scholarships and classes, call 503-699-6268. FIRST PLACE WINNER: $100, a free 3 credit Marylhurst 1 University English Literature and Writing class, publication ini Marylhurst's M Review. SECOND PLACE WINNER: $100 THIRD PLACE WINNER: $50 • US News & World Report BEST COLLEGES 2005 ■ "Number one in the Northwest for small classes" MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY JUST 10 MINUTES SOUTH OF PORTLAND Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accredited 17600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY (HWY. 43) MARYLHURST, OREGON Serving students since 1893. www.morylhurst.edu 800.634.^'
