Code of Ethics

• Journalists should never print false information, only the truth.
• Journalists are too provide accurate information that informs the public of what is happening in the world and their community. 
• No discrimination, all should be treated equally 
• The news should be given with a non-biased opinion. No influencing the readers.
• All sources should be properly credited.
• Take responsibility for your work.
• All of your work should be your own, not someone else’s. 
• Respect your work, yourself, those you interview, and those who are part of your story. 
• Journalists should be prepared to work hard to meet deadlines and write great articles. 
• Journalists will need to see the emotional and logical sides of situations when deciding what to publish, and what not to. 

Hard News Story

Dr. Michael Kai breeds larger pigs in Idaho.

At 750 pounds, Dr. Michael Kai's pig is the heaviest in all of Idaho as of last Tuesday. Being a scientist from the Idaho Department of Agriculture, Kai had made it a priority to breed larger pigs. His ten year project finally paid off when he was given the chance to showcase his grand pig at the Pigglets and Wigglets Expo. This science based animal fair granted Kai with more money to further his research and expand his lab. 

"I saw what I wanted, and I then spent all of my time making it happen. This kind of scientific breakthrough keeps me going," Dr. Mickael Kai said.

Kai's passion continues as he plans to use his male pig to breed more of such stature. His family supports his research, and his wife works within the same department. Both focus on agricultural science, but Kai says he wants his wife to transfer from insufficient cropping to his pig breeding. 

Judges at the Expo wrote of Kai's brilliant research and dedication after scoring him a near perfect 10 at the event. 

"I have never seen such passion in a man's eye for scientific discovery. His success is an inspiration to all," John Bronchi said, the head judge of the Pigglets and Wigglets Expo. 

Kai plans to make this discovery go national, and eventually global. He feels that some of the genetic research he has looked into could possibly be the answer to world hunger in making animal production more effective and productive. "My pigs are going to take this world by storm," Kai said.    

This is Me

Hi Everyone!

Jessica poses for an autumn portrait during her senior year. 

My name is Jessica, and I love to read and write. Maybe not always news stories, but more creatively. I enjoy writing short stories and poetry. However, I do still have an interest in journalistic writing, as well as current events. As for reading, I love fantasy, fiction, non-fiction, biographies, etc. If I find the book interesting, I will likely read it. Unless, I am assigned a boring book in English, in which case I will SparkNotes that. Just kidding.

I get a lot of my news from CNN, especially with Carl who does the video news updates. If you haven't already, definitely go check him out! I look at the Spokesman review from time to time, but generally search online for what I want to know and then look deeper into the issue I am interested in. As for my entertainment, I am a Pinterest and Instagram kind of gal! I love to pin!

Now, if someone were to make a video of me, I would likely be making the video, or shooting footage, editing, etc. I love video production, and have been making weekly videos for my school. I have recently started making video advertisements for an insurance company here in my town, which gives me experience, and above all, I enjoy doing it. I would likely be eating in the video as well.

I wanted to take this journalism class because I think it is important for me to learn how to express myself through effective news writing. I think creating documentaries would be a great career, but a lot of the research and conceptual aspects would involve a lot of journalistic skills that I need to develop. I have already found the class of interest, and learning about how news used to be has been really fascintating. I can't imagine breaking news taking months to travel, and how people had to, at one time, write out their news with ink.