Scholastic Press Association Trip

Today, my journalism class went on a field trip and attended seminars about the aspects of writing. I was given the opportunity to sit in on classes such as 'Teens Writing For Teens On Sexual Health', 'Documentary Photography:Shooting Skills & Video with an SLR', and 'Take it From the Times.' Of all the classes I took part in, my favorite was the 'Take it From the Times' class. In this class, we learned about what makes The New York Times so special. The layout is evoking to all readers, and it portrays no dull topics, being that the staff consists of no dull writers. No matter the topic, The New York Times writers bring out the importance and excitement of the piece. This infamous newspaper shows a constant repetition of 'the three's.' It is when the writers use a list of three things, typically descriptive words to capture the readers attention. What I found so different from The New York Times and our school newspaper is the emotion in the writings. School newspapers tense when publishing a piece with a lot of emotion. This is a way of keeping the readers in a bubble by not bringing out the true feelings the topic captures from a person. If we apply the skills that The New York Times writers use into our writings, our pieces can become much more thought provoking and attract a lot more attention.