1. Objectives
Journalism

2. Newspapers around the country
NY Times, Star Tribune, Worthington Daily Globe, Tri County
How are they different
How are they alike
What sections do they include
How will our paper be similar or different

3. Newspaper publication
Weekly publication – what day?

4. Newspaper publication
Name of newspaper

5. Newspaper publication
Sections to include
School news
Extra-curricular activities
Sports
Special events
Human interest stories
Classifieds
Editorials
Feature stories
Foreign Language Section/International Section
Senior Profiles
Fashion
Fun and Games – puzzles, crosswords, contests
Picture page
Other

6. Job responsibilities Editor & Assistant Editor Writers/Reporters
Photographers
Proofreaders
Layout
Printing and Distribution (Incl. On-line)
Section Managers

7. Job responsibilities Editor & Assistant Editor
Responsible for final product
Decide which stories go in and where
editing, cutting, sorting, arranging
Decide what photos to use and where
Making sure reporters are meeting deadlines
Needs to be proficient with Publisher
Needs to have great writing skills

8. Job responsibilities Reporters Write articles
Come up with ideas for stories
Research stories
Be creative in writing stories and coming up with new ideas
Do interviews
Arrange for photos or ask photographers to do it
Proficient in Word and Publisher
Proofread
Meet deadlines

9. Job responsibilities Photographers
Get photographs of events and stories
Arrange for someone else to get photos if you can’t
Take care of cameras including keeping batteries charged or using your own
Edit photos including downloading, saving, cropping, and editing pictures
Identify photos with captions
Meet deadlines

10. Job responsibilities Proofreaders
Proofread all submitted articles before they go to the editor or into the paper
Make sure there are NO MISTAKES
Submit them to the editor when finalized
Proficient in Word and Publisher
Excellent writing skills

11. Job responsibilities Printers and Distributers
Responsible for printing the paper
Responsible for distributing the paper (hard copies to library, etc.)
Responsible for getting the paper on-line