This report discusses the graphic strategies available to editors for positioning the day's news. The purposes of the report are: (1) to introduce those in charge of designing the newspaper page to the structural approach to design (the structural approach is defined as incorporating horizontal and vertical structures in the available spaces,…

This stylebook provides guidelines for the uniform editing of student newspapers and summarizes rules now widely accepted by student journalists, faculty advisors, and parents based on practices advocated in curriculum guides, textbooks, and other instructional materials used in the teaching of English. Some of the rules of editing covered include…

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

Numerous aspects of yearbook production are discussed in this volume. Following a discussion of the roles of the adviser and the staff, separate chapters deal with planning and organizing, circulation, and such yearbook features as themes or linking ideas, design and layout patterns, editorial content, photography, opening sections, division…

The purpose of this handbook is to help the high school newspaper advisor define his role, learn how to function as an effective advisor, and become a resource person for the student newspaper staff. The booklet examines the purposes of the student newspaper, discusses the relationship of the advisor and the administration, explains how to…

This paper provides guidelines and exercises designed for a three-day seminar to encourage effective journalistic writing. Among the topics discussed are communication theory, general rules in writing, the news story, editing, the feature story, interviews, and headlines. Appendixes include an Associated Press style-guide exercise, news and…