The Gate <![CDATA[The Gate]]> en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:21:16 GMT 15 <![CDATA[Coaxing great sports articles from reluctant journalists]]> By Amy Wellens



To many American high school students, participation in athletics is a way of life; in nearly every school it is the backbone of the high school experience. Needless to say, the world of high school s full story > ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:49:00 GMT <![CDATA[How to teach life skills in journalism class: Preparation matters at every level]]> By Claudia Gleissner Walker
What are some of the ways in which we as teachers should prepare our students for the future in journalism? Many of the same skills will be needed in any vocation the learner chooses to pursue. full story > ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:47:00 GMT <![CDATA[Much ado about nothing: Non-narrative story telling gains popularity]]> By Jocelyn Pinkerton



Claire Davenport, a San Francisco resident pursuing her certification as a Special Education teacher, says that she has a strong affection for those young adults whose minds function outside of typica full story > ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:44:00 GMT <![CDATA[Females dominate journalism classrooms]]> By Yoni Fine



“They’re naturally more comfortable with a writing-based class. None of the guys really emerged as better writers. Girls fell into the journalistic style of writing more easily than the guys. The guys weren’t the most skilled writers in the first place an

When a young man walked into Melanie Allen’s Journalism class at Moon Valley High School in Phoenix, Ariz., he immediately wanted join the newspaper’s staff. He liked what he saw: all 20 of her studen full story > ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:43:00 GMT <![CDATA[EPAHS editors recommend, be true to your school]]> By Benjamin Everson



Student editors of The Eastside Panther stress community-mindedness. Photo by Benjamin Everson

East Palo Alto has a reputation for gangs, drugs, crime, and poverty. According to a 2002 story in the Stanford Daily, The California community was not only the “murder capital of the United States” i full story > ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:40:00 GMT <![CDATA[MediaOut of the box]]> By Joe Byrne



Think of a central “box” that will serve as a single source for all media. Think of portals, informational “holes,” a la Alice in Wonderland, that readers and listeners can drop down into, opening up full story > ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:37:00 GMT <![CDATA[A search for truth in the news]]> By Kathy Arrandale



Newspaper boxes line Berkeley street corner. Photo by Kathy Arrandale

“I compare the print to TV,” explained Eva Martin, a foreign exchange student from Spain. “If the news is shocking, I do a search on the Internet. My search for the truth in the news involves this sy full story > ]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:34:00 GMT