Spare Change News (SCN) is a street newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts for the Greater Boston Area and published in Cambridge, Massachusetts through the efforts of the Homeless Empowerment Project.
LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY PAPERS and YOUTH MEDIA
STUDIO BRIEF:
This studio explores contemporary media influencers, community news media, and will build a student news platform (relating to news happening in our community) with an editorial board that privileges a student point of view. This studio is the contemporary take on ‘the school paper’-- creating a media channel for the school which will report on local issues and explore the values of local and public news media. This studio will help students develop their public voice in a safe and dynamic fashion so that they can speak-up and analyze public discourse, from legacy media to community television to Tic-Toc journalism.
Citizens, Journalists, Influencers:
Winter 2025
WHO, WHAT, WHEN, and WHERE:
WHAT IS A NEWS LEAD?
THE LEAD: The most important info.
Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
Approx. 30 words (1-2 thin paragraphs)
May include a hook (Provocative
quote or question.)
The BODY: The crucial info.
Argument, Controversy,
Story Issue.
The TAIL:
Related Extra
info.
Social Media
Politics/Journalism:
Art/Photography
Brendan
Sam
Meliah
Kiki
David
Nikita
Charlie
Andrew
Kaia
Scarlett
Ella
Arianna
Victoria
Martin
Vexx
NuVu News Teams
JOURNALISM!!
Politics/Journalism: Accurate-- Facts, Cited, Sourced
- All factual material uses credible sources which avoid and acknowledge bias
- What is credible source?
- Well researched
-peer reviewed
- track record of being credible
- expert in their field of research/proper credentials
-Avoids conflicts of interest
- Editorial Committee will review all materials for the spirit of NuVuNews.
Truthful, Citations, grammatically correct, well-written, Neutral tone, To the point
- Why follow professional journalistic writing standards?
-We take our work & our student audience seriously
-By being more familiar, work is more accessible.
- An example
similarities
-Both present information in a neutral, factual tone.
-Both Present the Main News Immediately
-Both are written as sentences that summarize key information.
Politics/Journalism: Consistent, Professional Standards
- What is the difference between bias and point of view? What balance do we want to strike?
Bias - one-sided view unfairly favoring of a person, group, or idea
Point of view - a viewpoint from which a person interprets something that has shaped their background
- Contributors should try to analyze biased opinions (we all have them) and support facts with credible sources.
- Opinion pieces should be marked as such.
- Critical analysis, not hate speech.
Politics/Journalism: Accurate-- Bias vs. Opinion?
- Local News
- Specific Community Topics:
- TRAINS
- SOCIAL GROUPS
- What matters to the NuVu Community? '
- Racial Bias
Politics/Journalism: Local News and Topic Specifics
SLANG AT NUVU
SOCIAL MEDIA!!
By: Kaia Scarlet and Ella
- Provide a voice for students in the public sphere/in order to influence school culture and policy.
- We maintain a professional account-- keeping information and messaging consistent and inline with the culture of our school and other social media here (stay in communication with Doreen)
- Wary around personal and professional bias. Broad range of different opinions and points of view-- But also highlight POINT OF VIEW and authors' (acknowledged) opinions.
- Highlight a somewhat different type of 'CREDIBILITY'.
Pop Culture/Social Media: 'Social Media'
keeping in mind social media and how that affects
Pop Culture/Social Media: 'Authentic student voices.
- We have to acknowledge the fact that social media is becoming, and is a part of news
- If social media is becoming peoples source of news, then we have to treat it as such (fact checking)
- Privilege, respect and amplify the voices of the student community
- Information/Posts relevant to NuVu News and Community BY members of the NuVu Student Community.
- Authentic knowledge of our school and people who are a part of building our community.
- whats important?
Pop Culture/Social Media: 'New Media Journalism'
--Photography, Video, and Audio are important for Social Media.
-- Some realities are easier to understand visually-- even as evidence, or 'proof'.
-- New Media Influencers are often more identifiable because we 'see' or 'hear' them.
-- New Media often feels more 'authentic' because we are able to see the people and not just read there words
ART! COMICS! PHOTOGRAPHY!
Art
& Photography
What is quality work?
Quality work shows clear effort, strong intention, and attention to detail. It meets technical requirements, is well thought out, and clearly communicates the creator’s idea. Quality work is focused, neat, and shows care in both execution and presentation.
Intention and context matters!
The meaning behind the work and the situation it was created for are important. Understanding the purpose, message, and background helps viewers fully understand and appreciate the work. Strong work shows that the creator made thoughtful choices to match their intention and context.
How do you submit?
Work should be submitted in the required format and meet all technical guidelines. This includes proper resolution, correct file type, and clear documentation. Submissions should be organized, labeled correctly, and turned in via email.
ART
AND
CULTURE.
By:
Ari,
Vexx,
Victoria &
Martin
Editorial Standards.
- Celebrate and support student creative work,comics, photographs, etc.
- Submissions are reviewed fairly and consistently, without bias for quality material that is well documented.
- No hateful or discriminatory content. Please use your platform to support not pull people down.
- Technical standards: Resolution: 300 dpi, file format jpg., png,
- Good documentation will show off your work in its best light, and we reserve the right to request better documentation if it is required.
EXAMPLE FROM NUVU NEWS! ART PIECES.
ORIGINAL COMICS!
Martin Rosewood
POPULAR CHARACTERS!
Arianna King
TALES OF NUVU SUCCESS!
Vexx
Colors of Life.
Victoria Wright
PORTRAITS
ARTICLE PHOTOS
NUVU NEW STANDARDS:
Politics/Journalism
Art/Photography
Pop Culture/Social Media
- Accurate-- Facts, Cited, Sourced
- Credible Sources which avoid and acknowledge bias
- Clear, professional writing, reasonable & objective.
- Opinion pieces should be marked as such.
- Critical, not Hateful.
- Grammatically correct,
- Editorial will review all materials for the spirit of NuVuNews
- Information/Posts relevant to NuVu News and Community
- Cited and Sourced Material
- Maintain a professional account--
- Wary around personal and professional bias.
- Broad range of different opinions and points of view.
- Celebrate and support student work.
- Submissions are reviewed fairly and consistently.
- No hateful or discriminatory content. Please use your platform to support not pull people down.
- Technical standards: Resolution: 300 dpi, file format jpg., png,
- Well documented,
Citizens/Art/Photography
- Celebrate and support student work.
- Submissions are reviewed fairly and consistently.
- No hateful or discriminatory content. Please use your platform to support not pull people down.
- Technical standards: Resolution: 300 dpi, file format jpg., png,
- Well documented,
Pop Culture/Social Media
- Information/Posts relevant to NuVu News and Community
- Cited and Sourced Material
- Maintain a professional account--
- Wary around personal and professional bias.
- Broad range of different opinions and points of view.