Murray Bridge South students learn about journalism
Murray Bridge News managing editor Peri Strathearn has visited a local primary school to chat with year four and five students.
Murray Bridge South Primary School’s year five and six students have learned all about how news is made during a visit from local journalist Peri Strathearn.
That’s me.
The 80 or so students were each in the process of researching and writing their own new stories as part of their studies of geography and natural disasters.
Teacher Kellie Gleason extended an invite for me to come and chat with them about that process.
I shared the story of how I came to be a journalist, what sort of work a journalist does, and a bit about:
- How we decide which stories to cover
- How we research a story
- How to do an interview
- Why it is important to be fair and balanced
- How local news helps our community
Students asked about the most famous people I’d ever questioned, probably Prime Ministers Julia Gillard or Scott Morrison; the biggest stories I’d ever covered, such as the TFI fire and the 2022-23 floods; and a lot about my favourite ice cream flavours after I mentioned my reporting on Golden North.
One youngster even showed an impressive awareness of the issue of bias in reporting on international conflicts.
We’ll look forward to their work experience applications in about five years’ time.
- Contact Peri Strathearn: Email peri@murraybridge.news or call 0419 827 124.
