Why Take Journalism?

Ten reasons why students take journalism

10. Research shows that students who take journalism or are on a publication staff in high school generally score higher on the SAT.

9.  Those same students, on the average, do better in all areas in college. These students also show a significantly lower tendency to drop out.

8. College admissions people say they l ike to see students who have a journalism/ publication background because it’s a strong indication that they can write.  

7.  Most students who are involved in journalism show significant gains in writ ing skil ls and critical thinking.

6.  Journalism training makes term papers and research reports much easier to do.

5. Journalism students learn marketable skil ls in word processing, computer l i teracy, and desktop publishing.

4. Kimball journalism students have opportunities to take student trips to conferences where they meet journalism students from other schools and compare their work.

3.  Learning occurs in a fun, excit ing, and innovative environment; it ’s unlike any other class. While the work is hard, it doesn’t seem like it because journalism is fun and self-fulfi l l ing.

2. Students get to see their name in print.  The excitement of seeing your byline on an article or photo and having people congratulate you is indescribable.

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1. BEST OF ALL, when a student takes a journalism course, he/she is el igible to be on the newspaper staff!