Last Saturday, SPJ members invited children from the Boys and Girls Club of St. Augustine to Flagler College to experience journalism for a day -the inaugural Mission: Media event was fun and beneficial to both groups. Here are some sights from the day:![]()
SPJ members (from left) Caroline Young and Priscilla Muller brainstorm story ideas with Erica Greene, 13.![]()
SPJ member Katy Bass guides Malik Hicks, 11, on a story about Habitat for Humanity houses.![]()
SPJ member Caroline Young and Amie Dames, 10, report on the new Boys and Girls Club building on West King Street, interviewing construction superintendent Terry Andreu.![]()
SPJ member Caroline Young and Amie Dames, 10, tour the new Boys and Girls Club building site on West King Street.![]()
The new Boys and Girls Club building will be finished in June 2010.
Back in the newsroom, the budding reporters contact more sources and start writing their stories.![]()
From left, Malik Hicks, 11, Amie Dames, 10 and Caroline Young.![]()
From left, Kiegee Proctor, 14, and Cal Colgan.![]()
From left, Priscilla Muller, Lou Thompson and Erica Greene, 13.
After four hours, the children's stories were posted on the Mission: Media page, which is hosted by the Flagler College newspaper, the Gargoyle. We will add to the page with every new Mission: Media event.![]()
A big thank you to Professor Tracey Eaton who shot and edited a short video of our inaugural Mission: Media event -what a great way to capture the spirit of the day!
SPJ members (from left) Caroline Young and Priscilla Muller brainstorm story ideas with Erica Greene, 13.
SPJ member Katy Bass guides Malik Hicks, 11, on a story about Habitat for Humanity houses.
SPJ member Caroline Young and Amie Dames, 10, report on the new Boys and Girls Club building on West King Street, interviewing construction superintendent Terry Andreu.
SPJ member Caroline Young and Amie Dames, 10, tour the new Boys and Girls Club building site on West King Street.
The new Boys and Girls Club building will be finished in June 2010. Back in the newsroom, the budding reporters contact more sources and start writing their stories.
From left, Malik Hicks, 11, Amie Dames, 10 and Caroline Young.
From left, Kiegee Proctor, 14, and Cal Colgan.
From left, Priscilla Muller, Lou Thompson and Erica Greene, 13.After four hours, the children's stories were posted on the Mission: Media page, which is hosted by the Flagler College newspaper, the Gargoyle. We will add to the page with every new Mission: Media event.
A big thank you to Professor Tracey Eaton who shot and edited a short video of our inaugural Mission: Media event -what a great way to capture the spirit of the day!