Lantana student journalists bring first-hand perspective to distance learning debate

WPTV anchor Mike Trim shadowed two Lantana students working on an important project for their school newspaper.

ITLITERACY WEEK AND WPTV ISCOMMITTED TO SHOW THEIMPORTANCE OF THE ROLE OFMEDIA AND A FREE PRESS IN OURCOMMUNITIES.

PART OF THAT ISSTARTING WITH THE YOUNGERGENERATION.

THIS MORING, WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S MIKE TRIMSHADOWED TWO STUDENTS WORKINGON AN IMPORTANT PROJECT FORTHEIR SCHOOL NEWSPAPER... ANDHERE'S THE QUESTION THEYPOSED.

SHOULD STUDENTS RETURNTO IN-PERSON CLASSES OR STAYVIRTUA4:17 TRINITY“JOURNALISM PLAYSAN IMPORTANT PART THROUGHOUTALL OF THIS AS A MODE OF JUSTLIKE, PRESENTING DIFFERENTPERSPECTIVES." 6:42 AZWAD“ITNEWSPAPER THAT USE OURREPUTABLE SOURCES.

OUR ADVISALWAYS TAUGHT US GIVE BOTHPERSPECTIVES OF A STORY” TWOSANTALUCES HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS....WRITING ABOUT ONEOF THE BIGGEST TOPICS OF THEIRTIME....VIRTUAL VS.

IN-PERSONLEARNING.

THERE ARECHALLENGES, BUT JOURNALISM ATHE FREEDOM OF PRESS PROVIDETHE BACKDROP FOR EXPRESSIONTRINITY 8:15 "WHEN YOULOOKING UP NUMBERS AND YOUFINDING DIFFERENT AMOUNTS FROMDIFFERENT SITES ON THE SAMETHING AND YOUTHIS SHOULD BE A COLD-HARDFACT OR SOMETHING LIKE THATAND ITEVERY SINGLE FACT THAT WE CANAND LET KIDS KNOW THAT THIS ISREAL THE OPINIONS FALL ALONGSO MANY BACKGROUNDS, AND THEYWANT THEY'RE FELLOW STUDENTSTO KNOW: THEY'RE REPRESENTEDIN THEIR SCHOOL PUBLICATION:S-H-S THE TRIBE DOT COM.

1:28“I FEEL THAT THIS IS A HIGHLYDEBATED TOPIC RIGHT NOWESPECIALLY WITH THE CURRENTPOLITICAL CLIMATE AND I FEELLIKE THIS STORIES RELEVANT TOOUR SCHOOL” 2:35“GOING BACKVERSUS STAYING HOME AND JUSTTHE REALITY OF BOTH AND THEBENEFITS AND THE NEGATIVEIMPACTS AND JUST TO ABLE TMAKE A SERIOUS AND EDUCATIONOF WHAT THEY FEEL IS THEBEST” 10:45“GOING BACK YOURISK CONTRACTING THE VIRUS BUTSTAYING ONLINE YOU MIGHTAFFECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH”3:32“THEREREASONS YOU SHOULD STAYONLINE, LIKE THE COVID CASESARE SOARING RIGHT NOW.

5:30“THE RECORD LEVEL OF STUDENTSFAILING CLASSES AND GETTINGBEHIND AND JUST THE QUALITY OFEDUCATION RECEIVED ONLINE ISINARGUABLY NOT AS GOOD AS ITWOULD BE IN PERSON” ANIMPORTANT ARTICLE, MADEPOSSIBLE BY THE FREEDOM OFJOURNALISM, THAT THESANTALUCES SCHOOL BODY WILLREAD WHEN IT'S PUBLISHEDBEFORE THE START OF SECONDSEMESTER.

3:47“I JUST REALLYWANT KIDS TO KNOW THIS ISHAPPENING” MIKE TRIM...WPTVNEWS CHANNEL