On this episode, Mark Simon is joined by P.J. Cabrera, a journalism teacher at Judson High School in Converse, Texas (not far from San Antonio) and the coordinator of the Scholastic Journalism Week committee for the Journalism Education Association.
P.J. shared the story of his path to teaching journalism, the challenge of teaching in a pandemic and teaching journalism in a state that allows school administration to review newspapers prior to publishing, and the good work his students are doing.
He also discussed his observations regarding the lack of journalism advisors from communities of color, and shared what his committee is working on for Scholastic Journalism Week which begins February 21.
Thank you for listening. Please don’t forget to rate and review the show. You can find us on Twitter at @journalismpod or e-mail us at journalismsalute@gmail.com
Important Links
P.J. Cabrera’s LinkedIn
Scholastic Journalism Week Twitter
The Fuel – Judson High School’s newspaper
Tim Whitaker, Executive Director - Mighty Writers
Laurie Ezzell Brown, The Canadian Record (Texas)
Sarah Spicer, Committee to Protect Journalists
Tiffany Tan, Reporter: VTDigger
Luella Brien: Editor-In-Chief, Four Points Press; Journalism Teacher
Jared Council, Senior Editor, Forbes
Roxanne Scott, Senior Producer Futuro Media Group
Karen Hawkins, Story Editor: The 19th*
Bobbi-Jeanne Misick, Reporter: Gulf States Newsroom
Erin O'Hare, Neighborhoods Reporter: Charlottesville Tomorrow
Margo Snipe, National Health Reporter, Capital B
Amir Khafagy, Reporter, Documented (Report for America)
Raegan Miller, Reporter KRBD (Ketchikan, Alaska) + Report for America
Alain Stephens, Reporter, The Trace (Gun Violence)
Yanqi Xu, Reporter: Flatwater Free Press
Kasha Patel, Deputy Weather Editor, Washington Post
Inez Russell Gomez, Editorial Page Editor at The Santa Fe New Mexican
Liz Robbins, Director of Journalism Partnerships at Define American
Scott MacFarlane, Congress/January 6 Reporter - CBS News
Nick Hirshon, Guest Editor, American Journalism
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