AK High School Journalism Curriculum

Alaska High School Journalism Topics

• News Writing: Students learn the structure of news stories, including leads, inverted pyramid style, and clear factual reporting.
• Reporting and Research: This strand covers how to gather information, conduct interviews, verify sources, and build accurate stories from primary evidence.
• Media Ethics: Students examine the ethical responsibilities of journalists, including fairness, accuracy, independence, and minimizing harm.
• Editing and Production: This strand develops skills in copyediting, headline writing, layout, and preparing content for publication across print and digital formats.
• Media Literacy and Democracy: Students analyze the role journalism plays in a democratic society, evaluate credibility of sources, and understand the impact of misinformation.

How StudyPug Helps Alaska High School Journalism Students

When a student gets stuck on a news writing assignment or cannot remember the steps for verifying a source, StudyPug provides clear, step-by-step explanations they can work through at their own pace. Practice problems and worked examples let students apply journalism skills independently, building confidence before class deadlines arrive.

Parents can track progress strand by strand, so they always know which areas need more attention and which ones their student has already strengthened. StudyPug keeps the whole course organized in one place, aligned to Alaska ELA Standards.

Aligned to Alaska High School Journalism Curriculum

Every lesson in Foundations of Journalism on StudyPug is built to match the Alaska Mathematics/ELA Standards for high school literacy, communication, and media analysis, ensuring that what your student practices here reflects what their teacher is covering in class.