Hampton Bays Middle School News Literacy students recently enjoyed an educational field trip to the Express News Group offices. During the visit, they learned the importance of local journalism and verifying information. Executive editor Joe Shaw took the students on a tour of the facility and led a discussion on the role of news reporting in modern society, with several members of the staff facilitating conversation with the students, including managing editor Bill Sutton, photo editor Dana Shaw, deputy managing editor Brendan O'Reilly, Arts & Living editor Annette Hinkle and production manager Sarah Mannino. Students also took part in a newsroom simulation activity where they edited their own op-ed articles, selected artwork to accompany their articles and worked in the production department to lay out their own version of the Southampton Press. The start-to-finish process gave them insight into the real-life decision-making that goes into working for a newspaper. Lunch was provided by the staff, and students left with a printed copy of their special newspaper edition.

Date Added: 5/7/2024