Medill School of Journalism

Ephemeral2
Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:03:55 +0000

i realize this is almost 3 years old, but i just found it on a search and its bothering me.
I really don’t think that yearbook is an “ok” extracurricular, “if your school doesn’t have newspaper.” i can only speak from my experience, but at my school, yearbook is a much more intensive program than newspaper. The newspaper is poor quality, plain and simple. But our yearbook wins awards. There is nothing “ok” about producing a 432 page publication that will be distributed to thousands of students, has a budget of over $100,000, and will serve as a PERMANENT (rather than monthly) piece of history in the hands of both students and the school.