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<\/a>Ms. Andi Atkinson led Boy Scouts Troop 22<\/b> Scouts to completion of the Journalism Merit Badge.\u00a0 This final segment covered the importance of photography and photographic techniques as it applies to professional Journalism and news reporting.\u00a0 The meaning behind the saying,\u00a0 \u201cA picture is worth a thousand words\u201d was clearly demonstrated through a discussion of a series of historic news photos of public and global impact.\u00a0\u00a0 The sample photographs selected by Ms. Atkinson rapidly gained focus and pulled the boys into the topic.\u00a0\u00a0They learned how expert photography can greatly enhance the understanding and the overall reading and viewing experience of the individual news seeker.\u00a0\u00a0 It became clear that thought provoking news photos can serve to educate, fuel emotions, inspire citizen involvement, and initiate positive political action.<\/p>\nSgtMaj Carson Instructs Boy Scouts Troop 22<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n Thanks to the selfless personal efforts of Ms. Atkinson over the past several weeks our\u00a0 Boy Scouts came away with a new appreciation and insight into the world of Journalism and was instrumental in them completing the Journalism Merit Bage work.<\/p>\n Read another online article about Troop 22 Journalism Merit Badge work here<\/a>.<\/p>\n To learn more about the Marine Military Academy visit our website at http:\/\/www.mma-tx.org<\/a> or request information at http:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/MMA\/admissions\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Boy Scouts Troop 22: Journalism Merit Badge Wrap Up Ms. Andi Atkinson led Boy Scouts Troop 22 Scouts to completion of the Journalism Merit Badge.\u00a0 This final segment covered the importance of photography and photographic techniques as it applies to professional Journalism and news reporting.\u00a0 The meaning behind the saying,\u00a0 \u201cA picture is worth a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scouts"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3096"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10630,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096\/revisions\/10630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>Ms. Atkinson was followed by a superb presentation on modern photography techniques and equipment as conducted by SgtMajor Carson, Delta Company Drill Instructor. He provided the boys with a very informative demonstration on the proper use of the high-speed and very expensive photographic equipment he owns. \u00a0The boys learned of the current state-of-the-art in photographic technology, and about the many \u201cmoving parts\u201d required to create a professional photograph. The presentation left no doubt as to SgtMajor Carson\u2019s impressive skill level and topic knowledge. \u00a0Boy Scouts Troop 22<\/i> greatly appreciated SgtMaj Carson’s presentation as it was helful in them working on the Journalism Merit Badge.<\/p>\n\u00a0Boy Scouts Troop 22 Thanks to Ms. Atkinson<\/h3>\n
Boy Scout Troop 22 Journalism Merit Badge in the news<\/h3>\n