Ernie Pyle Friday
Collection Name
Albuquerque Public Schools
Collection
Albuquerque Public Schools
Dateca. 1960
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions4 1/2 × 5 3/16 in. (11.5 × 13.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Albuquerque Public Schools
Object numberPA1997.046.057
DescriptionStudents at Madison Junior High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, take part in "Ernie Pyle Friday" in a classroom. Three students sit at a table with three mock microphones in front of them. A fourth student stands at a mock microphone stand and holds a can in his hand. Behind them is a bulletin board with news clipping posted on it under the words, "Current Events".On View
Not on view
Reading, Writing, and Reporting: A Snapshot of Journalism
on view July 15, 2023 - March 24, 2024
In his adopted home of Albuquerque as well as across the globe, Ernie Pyle was one of the most beloved journalists of the twentieth century, in particular, due to his charismatic and colorful but down-to-earth writing style. He communicated with his audience as if he were their friend, ensuring equal footing for those who read his work.
Two decades after his death at the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, Ernie Pyle’s journalistic legacy continued in Albuquerque public schools through print and broadcast journalism. In the mid-twentieth century, before the advent of modern printing technologies, students at Ernie Pyle Junior High learned to use inexpensive mimeographs to produce their own school newspaper, The Warrior. “Ernie Pyle Friday,” provided students the opportunity to create, produce, and present the news discussing matters from current events, to sports, and weather. Pyle’s inspiration ensured that students could utilize journalism to learn the importance of disseminating information and communicating with their peers.
April 19, 1954
April 19, 1954
April 19, 1954
April 19, 1954
