FT08: Training Journalists for the 21st Century
A look at Palo Alto High School, in the heart of Silicon Valley, which has one of the largest and most innovative high school journalism programs in the U.S.

In addition to on location footage and interviews with students and teachers, there are two in-studio guests. Esther Wojcicki founded the program about 20 years ago and built it into what it is today. She's been a professional journalist, blogs regularly for the Huffington Post, has won numerous teaching awards, and has the additional distinction of being the mother-in-law of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who is married to Esther's daughter. Paul Kandell is a highly acclaimed teacher who was named 2009 National Journalism Teacher of the Year by the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund. He's been a newspaper reporter and worked for Newsweek Magazine, and has long been active in training other journalism teachers.




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