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

Tells why good organization is helpful to a publication staff; outlines eight aspects of getting organized, including determining the publication's philosophy and goals, establishing a clear chain of command, and providing each staff member with a staff manual. (GT)

Describes a mock libel trial held at North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, involving a question of whether a school newspaper may properly comment on a teacher's performance. Describes how the mock trial was integrated into various subjects, such as journalism, social studies, English, physics, art, and business. (SR)

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

Describes a five-step process for using research techniques of the nation's best newspapers to transform high school students into a professional sales staff. (RS)

Discusses how to design an effective center spread in a newspaper (in which two vertical pages are combined into one visual horizontal unit). (SR)

Describes how to present a well-planned advertising campaign that can bring in thousands of dollars a year to a newspaper's operating budget. (RB)

The problems discussed are: defining objectives, flexible planning, leadership development, and adequately trained staff. (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)

An award-winning high school cartoonist offers tips on improving the cartoons in school newspapers. Several of his cartoons and comic strips are included. (GT)

Discusses types of sports information, other than the score of past games, that is of interest to readers; offers tips on finding angles for sports stories. (GT)

Maintains that student photographers must improve their knowledge of equipment, elements of composition, and photo editing to eliminate weaknesses in student publication photography. (SR)

Suggests ways to apply some contemporary business ideas to school publications, regarding advertisers, sources, and distribution. (SR)

Describes how the student press across the United States responded to the Gulf war with a barrage of stories ranging from tearjerkers about alumni who died to editorials condemning anti-Arab sentiment. (SR)