SEATTLE PI CLOSING

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UW Journalism students (including me!) went out on the Ave today to see what people on the street thought about the possibility of the PI closing and Seattle being a 1 newspaper city!  See what they said....

Journalism Conference at the UW

As most of you should know, newspapers all across the US are in a sticky situation. They aren't making enough money through advertisements anymore to pay their staff and to keep the papers running. Many newspapers are having to sell their companies and shut down.

The biggest cause of this is online media. People are so used to getting their news online for free that people don't w

Cause:  Education

Death to the Newspaper

Remember in the good old days when people used to be thrilled at the feel of a newspaper in their hands? The smudge of the freshly printed black ink on their fingers? This isn't so anymore.

Americans are now getting their news predominantly from the TV and the internet. Nearly half of people surveyed said their prime source of news information is the internet, while hardly less th

Cause:  Education

Washington State Student Press Rights

Prior review are two words that student journalists shudder at across Washington State. Student journalists, whether minors in high school or adults in college, must submit their work to the principal/dean/etc to see that the material is "suitable."

However, there are cracks.

An administrator can "veto" a student's piece of work simply because he o

Skyline's "The Forum" (Go Spartans)

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Skyline High School journalism class

This group's main purpose is to discuss issues in and around Skyline High School, and the Seattle area. Just like with our paper The Forum, we are here to educate the masses about issues through research, interviews, and investigation. It is our job as journalists to report on the issues effecting teens in our area, and we see it as our obligation to write about these issues with objectivity.

Tag:  Journalism

The Writers

Okay. I know I just joined this site, and this may sound slightly obnoxious coming from me, but this is how I feel.

 Has anyone ever noticed how in this world, unless your a famous author, you don't get that much attention as a writer? Usually only authors get the attention, but I believe more attention should be focused on the journalists of America. Not just Washington state. T

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