Student newspapers provide life, writing and decision-making skills. This supplement takes students through the steps needed to create an effective paper to serve the school or just one class. Lessons teach not only the basics of journalism, but economics, group dynamics and managements skills.
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Activity 1
The news in the regular newspaper may not directly affect your lives at school. But it may indirectly affect the lives of you and your classmates. Pick three stories in the paper that you would like to rewrite to show how the issues affect students' lives.
Activity 2
Running your newspaper Ślike a business will require that you learn about how businesses are run. Look through the paper today for a story about a small business. Pretend you have just bought the business. It is easy to see how your business makes money. But you need to know what your business spends money on, as well. Draw up a list of things and services your business must pay for to stay in business. Try not to overlook anything.
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