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High School Profile Survey
544 Schools
21 questions

Questions (1-3)(4-10)(11-14)(15-21)
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Journalism Activities and Clubs
               
1. Regardless of whether or not your school provides formal coursework in journalism, please indicate whether your school offers the following student media activities, and what year the activity was first initiated. If the activity is not being offered, please indicate whether the activity was eliminated/dropped in the past 5 years. (Your best guesses are fine.)
      Year activity started

Currently offered? %Yes

If no: eliminated in past 5 yrs?
% Yes		  

2001–
2004

 1981–
2000		 1961–
1980		 1941–
1960		 1940 or
earlier
74% 40% Student newspaper that requires students to make judgments about what is newsworthy 19% 28% 26% 18% 9%
               
7 3 Student magazine with a news component that requires students to make judgments about what is newsworthy—Category does not include yearbooks or student literary magazines 22 39 23 13 3
               
3 2 Student-run radio station with a news component that requires students to make judgments about what is newsworthy 24 29 40 8 -
               
14 7 Student-run television station with a news component that requires students to make judgments about what is newsworthy 32 55 13 - -
               
21 3 Student Internet or World-Wide Web publication with a news component that requires students to make judgments about what is newsworthy 53 46 1 - -
               
20 3 Any other form of student media with a news component that requires students to make judgments about what is newsworthy. (Please describe on the lines below.) 48 25 9 14 3
               
2. Does your school currently assign one or more faculty members to serve as formal advisors to any of the publications or broadcast media in your school?
84% Yes If yes, how many? Mean: 1.65          
               
Journalism Classes and Electives
               
3. Approximately what percentage of students (grades 9–12) at your school are currently enrolled in classes primarily dedicated to teaching journalism skills? (Your best guess is fine.)
16% None            
2 Less than 1%            
29 1% to less than 5%          
26 5% to less than 10%          
14 10% to less than 15%          
4 15% to less than 20%          
9 20% or higher          
               
Questions (1-3)(4-10)(11-14)(15-21)

 

 
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