Discusses the use of photo stories in school newspapers and offers on-campus and off-campus story ideas. (GT)

Explains how high school journalists can serve as powerful leaders within the school by recognizing at least four journalistic functions of a newspaper: informing, explaining, analyzing, and persuading. (DF)

Analyzes the contents of a quality editorial of commendation'' published in a high school newspaper. (RB)

Outlines five steps involved in conducting and writing about an interview: selecting a topic, backgrounding, interviewing, writing the interview story, and writing a sidebar that complements the main article. Tells how a journalism student proceeded through these steps in writing an article for his school newspaper, and presents his article. (GT)

Contains a paragraph-by-paragraph analysis of a high school in-depth report appearing in a Marion, Indiana high school newspaper. (RB)

Emphasizes people, professionalism, and pride as aspects of leadership that must emerge from within a staff of school newspapers. (CRH)

Discusses legal and ethical issues surrounding methods of news-gathering, including undercover reporting, misrepresentation of the reporter's identity, fabrication, and plagiarism. Maintains that high school reporters should search out and follow guidelines for their information-seeking methods. (SR)

Mark Goodman discusses current issues in high school and college newspaper production such as censorship, underground newspapers, court cases involving student newspapers, and First Amendment rights. (SRT)

Describes how a writing teacher and a photography teacher teamed up to provide opportunities for high school students to combine their skills in the production of the school newspaper. (MG)