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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
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THIRD PLACE WINNER: $50
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