Starting a school newspaper from scratch

THE_HAIRY_LEMON
Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:44:18 +0000

I’ll give u the basic info of the school newspaper. (I was formerly the sports editor of my school newspaper, until i graduate tomorrow. please feel free to PM me for any questions or concerns. )


This is the staff my newspaper has:


-Editor in Chief
-Assistant Editor
-Entertainment Editor
-Sports Editor (me.)
-Photographer (unofficially, me. lol)
-Computer Technician
-and. . .yada yada yada. (oops. I meant staff writers. lol :P)

now, u can always add members, like Food Editor, Columnist, Blogger, Music Editor, i dunno. or subtract them.


we use Adobe Pagemaker 7.0. they are very handy to layout the newspaper on the computer. :)
Get Adobe Photoshop. . .any photoshop, does not have to be fancy.
Ask your local newspaper if they are willing to print ur newspapers. (usually, they will print for a nominal fee.)
FUNDRAISE. U NEED ALL THE $$$$$$$$ YOU CAN GET TO RUN THIS THING. I swear.
Newspaper is all about deadlines. please ensure a deadline so that u editors can proofread it, and a deadline for laying out the pages (or u editors lay em out urselves, or create a Design Editor position. lol)
HAVE FUN! Please, have fun with the rewarding experience u get with newspaper. :)


also, it would help if u go over some basic journalism theories and how to interview ppl/structure articles and the other journalism aspects to ur staff for a couple weeks before u begin this endeavor.

good luck and good skill on this jivy! feel free to pm if u have any questions.