Discusses the successful use of the Apple Laserwriter printer in the production of the student newspaper at a Florida university. (HTH)

Summarizes some of the advantages and disadvantages in store for the college journalism student covering the state capitol beat. (RB)

Describes the production of a student-written but faculty-edited laboratory newspaper at Pennsylvania State University. (KS)

Reports the use of videotape to enable student newspaper reporters to see their news conference mistakes. (TO)

Describes a method that can help student reporters select and cover a beat. (FL)

Surveys college student newspaper advisors, finding that more than half want to quit, citing three primary factors: pressure from administrators over news content decisions; a feeling of being regarded as "second-string" faculty; and lower compensation and tenure rates than those of classroom teachers. (SR)

Summarizes a national survey of high school principals and newspaper advisers concerning their opinions on freedom of the high school press. Reports that, although most principals and advisers believe in a free press, they also believe that maintaining discipline is more important than an uncensored press. (MM)

Describes a college summer program that gives gifted elementary school children practice in newspaper production skills. (RL)

Describes a pilot program in Alaska (in six remote rural schools from highly diversified regions) that attempted to train high school teachers to teach journalism as they established classes to produce school newspapers as a unit in an English class. (SR)

Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, dealing with school publication censorship. Outlines implications for college-level journalism, and suggests actions that professional journalism organizations can take to support student publications. (MM)