Points out the importance of the first paragraph of a newspaper story and shows that leads may begin with such elements as the date; a person's name; a quotation; a prepositional, causal, or conditional phrase; or a descriptive sentence. (TJ)

Outlines nine techniques to use in recruiting students for journalism programs. (GT)

Discusses techniques for making student magazines more appealing. Examines design and format techniques. (HTH)

Recommends that students learn techniques of portrait photography in photojournalism classes. (AEA)

Offers tips to journalism teachers on finding guest speakers for their classes and on preparing the speakers, the students, and themselves for the speakers' appearances. (GT)

Notes that the planning of an effective entertainment page in a school newspaper must begin by establishing its purpose. Examines all the elements that contribute to the makeup of a good entertainment page. (RL)

Reports on an analysis of more than 200 high school newspapers which showed that only nine papers included humor on a regular basis. Uses excerpts from those nine newspapers to illustrate how humor can be used. (FL)

Suggests that headline writers explore graphic possibilities of feature stories. (AEA)

Offers 11 concepts for organizing student publications staffs more effectively. (RL)

Describes a journalism class's visit to a sheriff's office, where students toured the facilities and role-played an arrest and booking situation. (TJ)

Reviews the many uses for computers in journalism education. (FL)

Offers tips on the use of direct and indirect quotations in feature articles based on speeches and interviews. (RL)

Lists 10 ways in which yearbook staffs can help the movement of their books through the production process, thereby avoiding unnecessary delays and resulting in a better product. (RL)

Advocates creating a reference room stocked with yearbooks, school newspapers, scrapbooks, pictures, programs, athletic records, and films in order to preserve a school's history. (FL)

Proposes using the community surrounding a school as a source of story ideas. (FL)