NEW ENGLAND NESPA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION Headquarters, Boston University College of Communication 640 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, 02215 Volume 23, NewsNo. 3, Summer, 2018 Accountability crucial, keynote speaker says Journalists need to regain public's trust by Dakota Antelman Nisenholtz also said that artin Nisenholtz, who sensationalist fake news content now helped The New York appears in news feeds with the same Times launch its online emphasis as more reliable content like operationsM more than 20 years that of The New York Times. That, he said, ago, discussed needed chang- is a danger to journalism. es to the digital media market- Finally, Nisenholtz highlighted place. the pendulum swing from a media In his keynote address, “Facebook, market dominated by a few network Fake News and the Future,” at the television stations and major print 70th New England Scholastic Press publications in the 1980s back to a Association annual conference Friday, similarly monopolistic market now May 4, he urged listeners to learn about dominated by Facebook. the business side of social media, to This continued centralization of demand accountability from outlets power undermines the original goals and to develop better media literacy. of the movement towards more diverse He linked those lessons back to Chloe Patel, The Rebellion, mass media, he said. Facebook and the seismic impact it has Martin Nisenholtz “We didn’t fight to open up the had on the news industry. means of mass communication only to have it be co-opted by a few people in “As Facebook draws the data of like Facebook and Google that merely Silicon Valley,” he said. “That’s not a over two billion users worldwide, it aggregate that information.” good outcome for our society.” becomes the most effective advertising Beyond their impact on advertising, Having laid out his concerns about operation in history,” he said. Facebook and the digital revolution it the state of digital media, Nisenholtz Journalism, Nisenholtz noted, costs has marked have had other effects on proposed solutions. money, and before Facebook, the the news industry, Nisenholtz said. He said Facebook must work hard businesses producing it were funding In 2016, the now infamous Russian to regain public trust following the themselves largely through advertising intervention in the U.S. presidential 2016 election and its privacy scandals sales. Facebook, however, destabilized election through fake news and since then. that once thriving income source, Facebook advertisements exposed Conversely, however, he added Nisenholtz said. one of these flaws: News feeds and that consumers should learn to better On Facebook, he said, “you’re information aggregating platforms like identify fake news in their news feeds buying the audience you want and Facebook often favor sensationalism while investing their money in paid paying for that audience directly over truth, Nisenholtz said. subscriptions to reliable publications to through the Facebook ad platform. “This very bad news content is support the industry. “The money is then moving out of deliberately engineered to get clicks “Mark Zuckerberg’s philosophy websites that actually create things, on social networks so ad dollars flow like news reports, and onto platforms back,” he said. Keynote coverage continues page 2 Inside: See news about awards and 70 tips from contest judges NESPA News Summer, 2018 page 2 seems to be to move fast, break things, apologize and repeat," he said. "It’s time for you to demand that this behavior All New England Awards not continue." • Dakota Antelman is an editor of in Scholastic The Big Red at Hudson High School in Hudson, Mass. Editing and Publishing More key points Broadcast from keynote Class I NESPA judges evaluate WNN, Red & White, Norwich Free all entries individually. session Academy, Norwich, Conn. From among the Highest by Hari Narayanan Mustang Magazine, Norwood High Achievement winners the and Zoe Goldstein School, Norwood, Mass. judges determine recipients When Thomas Fiedler, dean of Plymouth North News, Plymouth North of All-New England Awards the College of Communication and High School, Plymouth, Mass. in Scholastic Editing and former editor in chief of The Miami Panther TV, Plymouth South High Publishing. Herald, introduced Martin Nisenholtz, School, Plymouth, Mass. The Association makes he emphasized the importance of the awards according to the high press. Magazine schools’ enrollments. “You can’t have a democracy none this year •In Class I are schools with unless the information people get is more than 1,000 students. independent,” he said. Newspapers Class I •In Class II are schools “The idea of putting news on with 700-999 students. paper—you’ll see that go away. But The Masuk Free Press, Masuk High School, Monroe, Conn. •In Class III are schools what doesn’t go away is the importance with 400-699 students. of journalism.” The Lion’s Roar, , Newton Center, Mass. •In Class IV are schools After Nisenholtz’s talk, a student with fewer than 400 students. asked, “How should we as a community Class III of informants evolve with the media Tech Talk, Cape Cod Vocational Technical High School, Harwich, Print/online and remain relevant?” Class I Nisenholtz replied, “I don’t think Mass. The High School View, Martha’s The Algonquin Harbinger, Algonquin values of journalism have changed at Regional High School, Northborough, all. The facts. The truth. That doesn’t Vineyard Regional High School, Oak Bluffs, Mass. Mass. change. The Sagamore, , “What has changed is the means Veritas, High School, Nantucket, Mass. Brookline, Mass. of communication. The only way to The Newtonite, Newton North High get good at that is to use it. Learn how Online School, Newtonville, Mass. to use WordPress. Work with your Class I The Rebellion, Walpole High School, teachers. Start something online. But Hatters Herald, Danbury High School, Walpole, Mass. the bedrock of this is the values of Danbury, Conn. journalism and that hasn’t changed Denebola, Newton South High School, Class II since [Thomas] Jefferson.” Newton Center, Mass. The Register, Burlington High School, Among Nisenholtz's other points: The Ghostwriter, , Burlington, Vt. •“The loss of innocence in the Westford, Mass world and the loss of innocence we are witnessing now on social media is Class II Yearbook also the loss of something much more The Big Red, Hudson High School, Contest deadline was June 1. Winners important: The truth.” Hudson, Mass. will be announced in the fall •“Don’t ever think that Facebook is Wayland Student Press Network, newsletter. the same as the open web. Hold them , Wayland, Mass. accountable.” • Hari Narayanan and Zoe Goldstein To arrange for a site visit, are editors of The Newtonite at in Newtonville, call 617-353-3478 Mass. NESPA News Summer, 2018 page 3 Freedom to Write Award to Stephen Imbusch Stephen Imbusch, the principal of Walpole High School, received the Freedom to Write Award. This award honors school administrators who actively encourage and support students and their advisers in the exercise of responsible scholastic journalism The administrator who wins this award inspires students and faculty to use journalism as a way to participate more fully in a democratic society. Stephen Imbusch has worked at Walpole High School since 1997. After receiving his undergraduate Chloe Patel, The Rebellion, Walpole High School degree in technology education in wood & building technology from the Stephen Imbusch, principal of Walpole High School, receives his University of Limerick in Ireland, he award from NESPA executive director Helen Smith. A portrait of came to Walpole High School to teach Robert Baram, founder of the organization, is at the left. Computer Applications, Robotics, Architecture and Technical Drawing. And as Cashman has said, the need the principal’s perspective for a While teaching, Imbusch received Walpole High School journalism story," Cashman said, "he welcomes the his master’s in education in school program has been fortunate to have the interviewers and provides thoughtful administration from Rhode Island consistent support of Stephen Imbusch responses and encourages students College. He became assistant principal and the school. to create real change within the in 2002 and principal in 2010. "Whenever student staff writers community.” According to Walpole High’s adviser —Helen F. Smith to The Rebellion, Conor Cashman, current and previous Rebellion editors in chief have truly valued Imbusch’s NESPA “commitment to the community as a Board of Directors whole and to the journalism students Looking in particular.” Lindsay Coppens, Algonquin Re- One former editor, Andrea Traietti, gional High School, Northborough, toward the chose Imbusch as her “Special Mass. Educator” at the National Honors coming year Society ceremony in 2017. Tom Fabian, Newton North High In her speech, she said Imbusch School, Newtonville, Mass. “has done nothing except continually •Fall workshop support my voice as a writer and as a Harry Proudfoot, Westport, Mass. student at Walpole High School. Friday morning, Nov. 2, “Mr. Imbusch’s genuine interest in Daniel Sharkovitz, Martha's Vine- 2018 what I had to say has had a huge impact yard Regional High School, Oak on me. It made me realize that my voice Bluffs, Mass, could be influential.” •Deadline for A current co-editor-in-chief, Lindsey Helen F. Smith, NESPA executive Sullivan, put it this way: director Localizing contest “To us and the rest of The Rebellion Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 staff, Mr. Imbusch goes above and Lindsay Wise, Brookline High beyond in fulfilling his role as an School, Brookline, Mass. administrator. •71st annual "He has been nothing but completely Brett Zinger, New Bedford High conference Friday, May supportive of us expressing our views School, New Bedford, Mass. and finding our voices as writers.” 3, 2019 NESPA News Summer, 2018 page 4 70 suggestions from NESPA judges

uring the judging of to confuse the readers. Either crop story. submissions for Special the unfocused parts out, or shoot 22. Use direct observations from Achievement Awards, the whole image in a focused way. the scene(s) of the news. judgesD offered advice on ways staffs 10. With informational graphics, 23. Cite sources for all statistics can improve their publications and have a clear sequence showing the and other researched facts. broadcasts. relationships among images and 24. Avoid many, several and oth- Judges suggested ways to im- related captions. er vague terms. prove accuracy and clarity in lan- 11. Key word: Design. Unify 25. Find the human angle. guage, balance and emphasis in pictures, illustrations, placement, 26. In features about individu- coverage, and access and direction white space and typography. They als, go beyond a recounting of the online. need not necessarily be harmonious, person’s life story. Ask questions In this 70th year of the New En- but they do need to be whole. to elicit quotes that bring out the gland Scholastic Press Association, 12. Keep it simple. Don’t make subject’s personality. here are 70 of the judges' sugges- the designs too busy. 27. Use more than one source in tions. 13. Leave white space between/ profiles. among pictures, and use consistent 28. up notable highlights Artwork internal margins, with relevant anecdotes and quotes and design 14. Integrate color, pull quotes, from the individuals themselves 1. Give each photo and illustra- text, headlines and captions into and from other sources. tion its own caption. an immediately comprehensible 29. In profiles, make readers 2. Use captions for clarity and whole. feel that they are being introduced emphasis with each photo. 15. Have levels of emphasis so as to these persons in person. Help 3. Credit each individual photo to lead the reader’s eye around the readers to feel the persons' energy and piece of artwork. page or set of facing pages. (through quotes), what moves them 4. Black and white photos can 16. Vary front page designs from and how they see the world. be at least as effective as full color, issue to issue, emphasizing timely 30. Keep in mind the why of it and they are less work to get right material of consequence to your all. Why is this person worthy of in print. readers. a story? 5. Photos must be more than Coverage 31. Even with an obligatory re- merely illustrative. They need to be 17. Localize issues relevant to tirement salute, go to the heart of able to stand on their own. Make your school community audience who this person is and why readers each photo worth more than a few by providing unique perspectives should know about him or her. words. Aim for 1,000. and connections. 32. In retirement stories, don’t 6. Crop tightly so as to avoid 18. Be sure you support your just say the subject was a brilliant dead space. argument with evidence (research, teacher. Show how. 7. Show eyes. sources, anecdotes). 33. In sports, put the future an- 8. Avoid “firing line” photos. 19. Use multiple sources. gle in the lead. Don’t wait until the Don’t just line them up and shoot. 20. Don’t try to include every- end to tell readers what is about to Show action. Let each photo tell a thing about a topic. Keep to the happen. story. main focus of the coverage. 34. Include quotes from opposing 9. Keep the chief subject—and pe- 21. Use interviews that add coaches and, whenever possible, ripheral subjects— in focus so as not newsworthy dimensions to your opposing players. NESPA News Summer, 2018 page 5

35. Don’t reassure the home team 51. Attribute all opinion to spe- work. about a loss: “Despite the loss, the cific sources. 63. If you use quotes from other team made the school proud.” 52. For attribution, use said. published articles or websites (say 36. If a player leaves due to an Avoid claims and other loaded from a celebrity or expert in the injury, be specific in analysis about words except for special emphasis field), be sure to clearly attribute. what the teams loses. Don’t just say, in opinion pieces. Cite not only to the speaker, but “We will miss his strength.” 53. Use direct quotes to give also the published source/name of Give the number of tackles, yards anecdotes and colorful informa- article so it doesn’t mislead, seem- gained. tion rather than short, quantitative ing as if you interviewed the person. 37. If a student has made a major responses. 64. Attribute before the quote impact on a team, show how. 54. Don’t stack quotes. Use tran- itself online. Close quotes clearly 38. Use story-telling quotes. sitions from source to source. and include transitions between and Avoid “This season was great.” “It 55. Keep quotations on point. among sources. was fun.” 56. Follow style on numbers. 65. Use links and instagram posts 39. Make the most of school arts Spell below 10. Don’t begin a sen- to make the material more than text. including performances, concerts tence with a numeral. Write it out. 66. Use a tripod. When you shoot and exhibits. 57. Avoid wordy verbs, such as with your phone, it ends up looking 40. In reviews of student perfor- ended up winning. like you shot with your phone. mances, keep in mind that the show 58. Vary the sentence structures. 67. Anchors and reporters need or concert may be over by the time 59. In sports, avoid generic leads. to keep their own opinions out of the publication comes out. Example: As the season begins, the their coverage. 41. In restaurant reviews, go team welcomes a new coach. 68. News segments usually need beyond what readers can find in a 60. Be consistent with apostro- a reporter doing stand-ups and quick Google search. If you’re going phes: girls' soccer, boys' soccer, not voice-over to tell the story more to list the appetizers, discuss why girl's soccer, boys' soccer. efficiently. they’re noteworthy. 61. Use the minimum of punc- 69. Rarely does a segment de- tuation so that it is for clarity only. serve more than three minutes. Writing 70. Use a caption and a credit for Online/multimedia each one of the pictures in a slide and editing 62. Make sure links to articles 42. Make sure you have an angle show. and play it up. 43. Don’t back into the lead on the when. 44. Limit leads' length to 25-30 Thank you to judges words. Chairing the 2017-2018 judg- Madeline Lannin-Cotton, 45. Use grafs—one- to two-sen- ing panel was Prof. Norman Rockland High School, Rock- tence units—not paragraphs. Moyes, Journalism Department, land, Mass. 46. Keep to third person as a College of Communication, Doreen Picozzi, Lincoln High general rule, even in personal expe- Boston University, Boston, Mass. School, Lincoln, R.I. rience features and columns. The panelists are all experi- Dan Sharkovitz, Martha’s 47. Features shouldn’t read like enced advisers: Vineyard Regional High School, research papers. Don’t have graf af- Conor Cashman, Walpole Oak Bluffs, Mass. ter graf of statistics, facts and quotes High School, Walpole, Mass. Amy Vessels, Hudson High from published sources. Lindsay Coppens, Algonquin School, Hudson, Mass. 48. “You” in feature writing is Regional High School, Northbor- George White, retired from tricky to get right. In general, avoid ough, Mass. Newton South High School, it. Tom Fabian, Newton North Newton Center, Mass. 49. In columns, the writer’s voice High School, Newtonville, Mass. Linday Wise, Brookline High should be engaging. Don’t allow Janet Fonden, Westford Acad- School, Brookline, Mass. sources to be the primary voices. emy, Westford, Mass. Carol Ziemian, Northeastern Nevertheless, keep first person in Kate Hennigan, Martha's University, Boston, Mass. check. Vineyard Regional High School, Bretton Zinger, New Bedford 50. Use the “editorial we” cor- Oak Bluffs, Mass. High School, New Bedford, rectly, to denote all members of the Jack Holbrook, Westford Mass. editorial board, not all students in Academy, Westford, Mass. —HFS the school. NESPA News Summer, 2018 page 6 Special Achievement Awards 2018 Broadcast Advertisement Sports story “Wildcat Nation,” Aleysha Ri- “HYK Guys Summer League,” vera, Boca Chica and Bret Wood, Michael Curley and Nick Parkinson, WNN, Red & White, Norwich Free Mustang Magazine, Norwood High Academy, Norwich, Conn. School, Norwood, Mass. 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Bylined column “One year later: #metoo is just ignoring what they learn in sex- “Housewives of BHS,” Greta the beginning,” Luci Bresette, Ver- ed?” Paige Morse, The Algonquin Shaughnessy, BHS Insight, Barnsta- itas, , Nan- Harbinger, Algonquin Regional High ble High School, Hyannis, Mass. tucket, Mass. School, Northborough, Mass. “College Is Not Your Only Op- “Examining the effect of class “Vape Culture,” Paige Morse and tion,” Hanna Marchesseault, BHS labels on student performance,” Cassidy Wang, The Algonquin Har- Insight, , Emily Ball, The Rebellion, Walpole binger, Algonquin Regional High Hyannis, Mass. High School, Walpole, Mass. School, Northborough, Mass. “Speak Truth to Power Amid “Arming teachers is not the “Autism Awareness Night mov- Sexual Abuse Claims,” Gabe Bryan, answer,” Kavya Desikan, W.A. ing and eye-opening,” Lauren The Gator, Brimmer and May School, Ghostwriter, Westford Academy, Phillips-Jackson, The Graphic, Am- Chestnut Hill, Mass. 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