Students participating in a Marshall University W. Page Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications workshop visit The Herald-Dispatch on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Huntington.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Fifteen high school students attending an annual journalism workshop at Marshall University this week spent most of their day Tuesday visiting The Herald-Dispatch, where they talked with editors and reporters about various aspects of the profession.
The students participated in morning and afternoon news coverage planning sessions, talked to reporters about various aspects of their job, learned about the use of digital media, observed production of a newspaper page, and accompanied reporters on assignments.
The workshop is sponsored by The Herald-Dispatch and coordinated by Burnis R. Morris, Carter G. Woodson Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications. It began on Sunday and will conclude Wednesday, June 24…
