Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 5


Nee Hao Ma!  Journalism & Technology students finished the week by engaging in an exciting cultural exchange coordinated by OneNation Media Services and Educational Resource Development Trust (ERDT), a nonprofit organization that partners with universities in China to allow students and teachers to travel to the United States where they can experience American culture.  Students spent the day learning about each other and celebrating the beauty of American and Chinese culture. 

Journalism & Technology students (seated) spent the day interviewing students from Beijing Jiaotong Univeristy.  Sheri Stuart (standing far left) and Jessica Garcia were the instructors for the week-long academy. 

Students from Beijing Jiaotong University introduced themselves to their new American friends.

Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 4

Today's session of Journalism & Technology Academy featured guest speaker Naomi Bonman.  Naomi is a talented staff writer with Inland Valley News where she covers a variety of beats. She studied mass media and arts at Clark Atlanta University.  The students asked thoughtful questions in preparation for their written articles, which will appear in the September/October issue of Face 2 Face magazine. 

Naomi Bonman, a staff writer with Inland Valley News, was today's featured guest speaker.

Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 3

It's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words.  Today, Journalism & Technology students received a hands-on photography lesson from Carlos Ocegueda, a certified professional photographer. Mr. Ocegueda covered important photography elements such as lighting, shadowing, composition, highlights, exposure and appiture.  He also covered the differences between portrait photos and photo journalism.  The students were given an oppotunity to demonstrate the techniques they learned by using three of Mr. Ocegueda's professional cameras.

 

Today's session also featured a presenation by Terry Boykins,  executive of business affairs for 4Positive Knowledge, a privately-held enterprise he created to promote positive outreach campaigns with select community-based organizations to address child/parent relations.   



Today's session featured a presentation by social entrepreneur, Terry Boykins.

Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 2

One of the most deadly distractions for teens behind the wheel are cell phones. One in four American teen drivers admit to texting while driving, and 40 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds say they have been in a car where a teen driver used a cell phone in a dangerous way. Teens participating in this summer’s Journalism and Technology Academy have something to say about these alarming statistics.

Today, the students crafted a script and shot scenes for a video PSA encouraging their peers to avoid texting while driving.

 



Academy students filmed segments of a video PSA
on the Fontana Campus of Chaffey College



Journalism & Technology Academy

Day 1


Journalism & Technology Academy kicked off today at the Fontana Campus of Chaffey College.  Attending this summer's program are promising young writers from as far away as Victorville. 

The program is open to middle and high school students in the Inland Empire.  The curriculum is designed to promote media literacy and includes modules on newspaper writing, media ethics and Internet safety.  Participating students are groomed to become staff writers for Face 2 Face, a bi-monthly magazine published by OneNation Media Services.  Journalism & Technology Academy is made possible thanks to the financial support of Transcendence, a local nonprofit organization that provides financial support to other community based organizations with similar objectives. In addition, Chaffey College is making available a computer lab where students are conducting online research and completing their written projects while class is in session. 



(Left) Jessica Garcia, program manager for OneNation Media Services, with Journalism & Technology Students



Students wrote newspaper articles using the inverted pyramid style of writing.