Related how a high school newspaper staff published a special issue featuring in-depth coverage of a controversial situation in which students were protesting the dismissal of the school principal. (GT)

Offers a roundup of what happened to high school newspapers and yearbooks when Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. (FL)

Exchanging papers with other high schools and keeping a file of such newspapers create a resource of prospective advertisers and advertising designs. (RL)

Argues that the present form of news writing, the "pyramid style," has become obsolete, especially for school newspapers that are published less frequently than once a week. Indicates that readers are interested in the journalist's viewpoint and in a "journalistic conclusion" to stories. (TJ)

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)

Discusses significant aspects of cartooning and provides suggestions helpful in developing cartooning as a strong element in a student newspaper. Includes reproductions of students' cartoons. (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)

Points out the importance of the editorial page in student publications; suggests that student editorials tend to be trite and too often fail to provide serious examination of the local educational process and other important issues that directly affect students. (TJ)

Provides examples of featurettes--very short feature articles--and offers suggestions for writing them. (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)

Examines three sides of using editorials wisely: the philosophy of the editorial writer and staff, the forms editorials take, and the basic structure of an editorial.

Offers ideas for making an editorial page interesting and relevant. (HOD)

Describes how readership of online student newspapers is on the rise, but that few of them are making any money. (EV)

Reports findings from a 1990 survey of 50 2-year college newspapers regarding size, frequency of publication, revenues, and advertising rates. Indicates that most papers have a press run of 10,000 or fewer copies, average 20 or fewer pages per issue, and use a tabloid format with a 5-column page. (DMM)

Discusses the administration's view of student journalism and the student press, as presented by one high school principal. Recognizes the value of journalism as an effective teaching/learning tool and recommends that educators stimulate rather than stifle students' ideas. (KEH)