ANNOUNCEMENTS
Good reporting pays off!
As you all know, the whole world is watching to see what will happen with North Korea. News outlets from all over want perspective on the story, and yesterday I received an email from a reporter at the BBC who wanted just that. He had found a piece by a former JSR student who had interviewed a North Korean refugee, and he wanted to interview the student for an international news report.
You never know who will see your work and what doors it might open for you. Sometimes it seems like the reach of a student journalist is small, but if you do good work there is always a chance that it will be magnified. You never know whose eye you’ll catch with unique and challenging content.
Speaking of catching eyes, it’s never too late to “Like” JSR on Facebook…
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WHAT’S HAPPENING?
The District 13 City Council race is heating up with new endorsements… Governor Brown is in China this week to discuss the business relationship between China and California… It looks like the Democratic Party will be able to defeat a Republican filibuster on gun control… The US Navy has unveiled a new weapon that could undermine future threats like those coming from North Korea… Malawi is beginning a high-profile treason trial against former government officials… Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who is lauded by some and hated by others, has died…
Thatcher’s death has sent a 74-year-old song to the top of the charts… Country star Brad Paisley is facing criticism over an ill-conceived attempt at addressing racism in (rather terrible) song… Anaheim Angels pitcher Jered Weaver is one of the first major injuries of the baseball season… New software will allow teachers to spy on their students’ reading habits… The National Spelling Bee is getting harder… A UK tabloid has obtained pictures of Kim Jong Un in his high school’s production of the musical Grease…
WHAT’S NEW ON THE WEBSITE
Column: Global Lives, the Untold Stories #2
by Keren Yi
http://www.jstudentboard.com/reporter/articles/people/global-lives-the-untold-stories-2/
Be Careful, Teenage Beach Goers
by Julia Bok
http://www.jstudentboard.com/reporter/articles/people/lifestyle/be-careful-teenage-beach-goers/
IUSD Wins Music Education Award
by Cathy Park
Culture Center Presents Hanbok
by Jeseok Lee
Movie Review: Admission
by Christina Ko
http://www.jstudentboard.com/reporter/articles/arts-entertainment/movie/movie-review-admission/
Passion Play is a Hit
by Angela Kim
http://www.jstudentboard.com/reporter/articles/community/community-events/passion-play-is-a-hit/
Alex Shin: A Leader On and Off the Court
by Seo Jin Lee
Korean Culture Embraces Fan Fiction
by Jongwon Lee
Pride and Prejudice Meets Youtube
by Catherine Myong
http://www.jstudentboard.com/reporter/articles/arts-entertainment/pride-and-prejudice-meets-youtube/