Describes a high-school journalism adviser's experiences in shifting production to a broadsheet format. Addresses: rethinking content, redesigning support materials, developing a public relations strategy to help readers make the transition, and anticipating complications. (RS)

Suggests using design grids to enhance layout instruction in advertising courses. (AEA)

Describes how a changeover to desktop publishing, working in teams, expansion of the journalism room, and the concept of packaging combined to dramatically change a high school newspaper's approach and product. Argues for a debate on evaluation services. (SR)

Describes the complete redesign of an award-winning student newspaper from a "stodgy" paper to one that presents the news in "packages." (SR)

Describes how unifying concepts for yearbook sections can provide a fresh look at activities and keep the attention of the contemporary reader. (CRH)

Reports on the coordinated efforts of editing, reporting, and advertising students in publishing a newspaper fashioned after "The New York Times." (HOD)

Describes how a high school newspaper, in response to a large-scale readership survey, used the concept of "packaging" news (breaking story ideas down into smaller pieces to entice readers) to rethink and redesign the paper. Offers hints and staff goals based on their experience. (SR)

Describes how one school-publication adviser integrated two students who were Educable Mentally Retarded into the yearbook staff. Discusses the students' success at learning photography, photo development, layout, and caption writing. Notes how the whole staff benefitted. (SR)

Summarizes how infograhics are produced and how they provide information graphically in high school publications. Offers suggestions concerning information gathering, graphic format, and software selection, and provides examples of computer/student designed infographics. (MM)

Explains the Students Newspaper Advisory Program (SNAP) at the Call-Chronicle Newspapers in Pennsylvania that provides area high school school staffs the opportunity to use the Call-Chronicle's technical equipment and professional guidance to produce publications. (DF)

Discusses the benefits of having high school students produce an issue of their school paper at the office of the "Pierce County (Washington) Herald," using its equipment and following the advice of professionals. (DF)

Describes how a high school yearbook workshop helped student photographers and editors learn to work together to produce unique and interesting yearbooks. (MM)

Describes a one-semester high school journalism course taught in the building of the "Contra Costa Times" in Walnut Creek, California. (DF)

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

Louisiana State University requires an advertising sales course of all advertising majors. A major objective of the course is to provide the student an opportunity to acquire some practical experience in the advertising field, often the only media experience a graduate has to offer a prospective employer. To help teach students how to plan,…