PARMA, Ohio — For more than 50 years, the Parma Schools Digital Media and Creative Arts program has prepared hundreds of high school students with a professional curriculum in television production, digital content creation and more.
Droes said a crucial part of his class is teaching that fair and balanced reporting in journalism and digital content creation is paramount in an often politically polarized society. “The class is taking a new approach to how our generation will actually take information in and watch the news," Kopy said. “Teaching us time management is very important, especially with the projects we get, you have a certain deadline you have to hit.”
The program also produced several WEWS-TV News 5 employees over the years. News 5 Senior Producer Randall Ziemnik, who is a 2006 Normandy High School graduate, has some advice for aspiring journalists.