Exactly. My high school paper still sends the staff of editors to a conference at least once a year. So, the opportunities are still out there. And I refuse to believe that there are fewer high school papers because newspapers require advanced technology to publish. The technology gap in virtually every creative field from filmmaking to web design continues to narrow as time goes on. (If there is a reason for the backslide in "amateur" newspaper quality or participation, I'd chalk it up to a decline in the popularity of traditional print media, thanks to the advent of the Internet as a news provider.) The reality is that all a HS paper needs to put together a top-notch product is a program like PageMaker or InDesign, a good printshop who will work with them, and students dedicated enough to learn the ins and outs of the newspaper business, even if it means researching industry standards on their own. -- Fordham Rams Basketball Message Board

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Date Posted: Tue March 15, 2005 12:32:37
Author: RamRunner12
Subject: Exactly. My high school paper still sends the staff of editors to a conference at least once a year. So, the opportunities are still out there. And I refuse to believe that there are fewer high school papers because newspapers require advanced technology to publish. The technology gap in virtually every creative field from filmmaking to web design continues to narrow as time goes on. (If there is a reason for the backslide in "amateur" newspaper quality or participation, I'd chalk it up to a decline in the popularity of traditional print media, thanks to the advent of the Internet as a news provider.) The reality is that all a HS paper needs to put together a top-notch product is a program like PageMaker or InDesign, a good printshop who will work with them, and students dedicated enough to learn the ins and outs of the newspaper business, even if it means researching industry standards on their own.
In reply to: GMeagher FC74 's message, "As an example, I worked as a reporter and sports editor for the Jamesonian at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. Then in the summer before my senior year the good Christian Brothers sent me to a month-long journalism training course at Catholic University of America before I became Editor-in-Chief . So in my day, students were trained in high school. One of my fellow editors at Loughlin, Steve Zipay covers sports media for Long Island's Newsday." on Tue March 15, 2005 11:47:20

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