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resized OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma journalists M. Cross added that he is o
56% EPIC Charter Schools, Scott Carter and Phil thrilled at the opportunity O
the state’s largest virtual Cross, ENN’s co-direc- to teach the next genera- to
charter school, tors, lead the day-to-day tion of journalists. le
announced this week its classroom work. With “I couldn’t have asked tr
development of EPIC dozens of journalism for a better teaching part-
News Network (ENN), awards between them, the ner than Scott Carter,” G
the state’s first and only two long-time reporters Cross said. “Together, we m
statewide journalism pro- bring decades of experi- have an opportunity to C
gram for high school stu- ence to the table. In addi- show our students what p
dents. tion, Carter was most journalism is all about.” th
Through ENN, EPIC recently a journalism pro- EPIC Superintendent h
students statewide are fessor at Oklahoma City Bart Banfield touted the b
reporting and photo- Community College and two men’s efforts, stating 1
graphing events in their the faculty advisor to its ENN has two leaders who in
communities and cover- award-winning student bring an unsurpassed a
ing the actions of state newspaper. Cross came to level of real-world experi- c
leaders and events that ENN from KOKH FOX ence to their students. d
shape the cultural and 25 in Oklahoma City and “These two exceptional
political landscape of won an Emmy in 2017 for journalists have dedicated o
Oklahoma. ENN teaches his government reporting their professional lives to G
students the principles of work. Both men are providing Oklahoma with e
newsgathering, reporting, members of the the finest in news gather- d
writing, editing, photo- Journalism Education ing and reporting,” Epic th
journalism, audio-visual Association and the Superintendent Bart b
production and ethics. Oklahoma Scholastic Banfield said. “That level
Students’ work is deliv- Media. of professionalism and
ered via epicnewsnet- “I like the challenge of knowledge is invaluable
work.org and ENN social teaching students just to students in a unique
media channels. how important good sto- classroom setting such as
Aw ard - w i n n i ng rytelling is and how to this.”
leverage new technologies To see the work ENN
to share those stories with students are generating,
their audience,” Carter v i s i t
said. epicnewsnetwork.org.
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Vinita Daily Journal
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