Event
4. Attend a public event, but choose HOW first
Required Often forgotten
One of three ways to cover it. One needs photographs taken on the day and one needs you watching critically. Read in order this comes after the event; in practice the answer has to come before it.
Notes and warnings
Warning. DECIDE HOW YOU WILL COVER THE EVENT BEFORE YOU GO. Read in order, requirement 4 has you attend and then choose, but 4(c) is a set of photographs taken at the event and 4(b) includes a critical review of it. Neither can be recovered afterwards. Pick the route first, then attend knowing what you are gathering.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Journalism Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 4 · States that the event is attended and that ONE of the three follows.