In the mid- to late 1980s, the challenges facing the editors and journalists working for the South African antiapartheid newspaper, the "Weekly Mail," were formidable. In addition to the more than one hundred censorship laws already in place, the apartheid government had declared a series of states of emergency in a final and desperate…

Discusses the author's experiences and developments as editor of this journal for 13 years. Considers his successes and his "failures"--business left undone. Points out directions for the future at the time of his resignation as editor. (SG)

Addresses problems confronted by new yearbook advisers. (HOD)

The issue of freedom of the alumni press is explored in terms of the nature of freedom of the press, the institution's use of and need for alumni publications, pressures on alumni editors, and the future responsibilities of the alumni press. (JMF)

The responsibilities of the alumni editor to the reader and to the author are discussed, and principles of good editing including how to edit interviews, convert speeches into articles, and edit class and club notes are covered. (JMF)

This report summarizes the proceedings of a seminar sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations' (IFLA) Round Table of Editors of Library Journals (RTELJ) on the nature of library journals and on means of improving them. The emphasis of the seminar was on journal editing. Brief reviews are given of papers presented by seven…

Guidelines for making decisions about the content, coverage, and organization of a college newspaper. (RL)

An essay on the responsibilities of news media discusses the priorities of network news coverage, distorted editing, and the need for consumer awareness and concern about mass media inadequacies. (FG)

States that, for most students, revision consists of making surface changes without questioning the corrections suggested by their editors. Suggests that a better way to think of revision is being "more like the growth of a seed than movement down a linear path." Emphasizes the need for revision to be a collaborative effort involving the…

This paper explores three different implementations of technology in newsrooms: electronic editing, pagination, and computer-assisted reporting. Also examined are the ways in which newspapers are using newsroom technology both to gain greater control over the content and appearance of the newspaper and to gain greater control over the labor…

The history of the Journal "Science" is described as it relates to problems in publication, editors, financing and collaboration. The success of the journal is attributed to the backing by prominent patrons including two inventors, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. (SA)

This article is a summary of James M. Cattell's editorship of the journal "Science" and role in establishing it as America's most important scientific journal. Included is the transfer of ownership to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). (SA)

The period of 1946 to 1962 for "Science" is described as a period of muddling through solutions to internal and external problems and challenges. The perseverence of "Science" is credited to the staff and scientists who acted as editors, references, and contributors. (SA)

Explains an editorial policy for a high school newspaper that requires using the editor of the local professional newspaper as publications chair. (DF)

This is a summary of the period between 1960 and 1979 in the history of the journal, "Science." It is a personal account by the executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from 1954 to 1970, concerning the publication of a major journal. (SA)