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However, we were not satisfied with
our first newspaper: the paper was too 'posh', layout a bit chaotic
and only a small number of the articles we produced were actually in
it as we had a lot of problems with our technique, especially with
the DTP program and a laser-printer (they are very modest -
Eds.)
Anyway, winning a marvellous computer and the invitation to the
award ceremony at the London Science Museum motivated us
tremendously to improve our newspaper. (...) Students
were asked to be in by 9.30 am. About 40 had said they would take
part in different jobs, teams are put together as the larger part
want to write articles, while about 8 prefer to concentrate on the
DTP program. There are five different teams in charge of different
editorial content:
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Local news/Home news
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Environment
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School news/Miscellaneous
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Sports
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Foreign news
These five teams are the reporters.
They get their information from the Campus 2000 mailbox from the
agency in London. These they rewrite/edit on a word-processor, have
them improved by their DTP colleagues and they are then responsible
for the layout of their pages.
Other students are busily active with
a lot of other jobs. 3 pupils are at work on the modem, read the
news items, put them into the boxes for the 5 editorial teams, 3
students correct the articles on the screen, 2 work on the
DTP-printer, 2 are photographing, some are already preparing the
distribution, some are buying rolls, some work on the adverts. Very
different from our first Newspaper Day everybody has a job, they
know exactly what to do, and are working together as a team. The
teams could rely on each other, had to co-operate, had to decide
which articles to put into the paper (at 3.00 pm) and had to start
with their layout at 3.30 pm. At about 5.00 pm all eight pages were
finished. A lot of good articles had to be thrown away as there was
not enough space. Next time we will probably fill 12 pages without
any problem.
During the next morning, starting at
9.00 am, THE ULRICIANUM TIMES was sold at school, in town and in
shops. 24 hours later all 1500 copies were sold out! The local
nespaper reported all about our day and reports and telephone
interviews were broadcasted by the three radio stations. The
participating students from grades 8 to 13 (ages 14 to 18) were
happy, glad and really proud of their product - and so was I !
(...)
- from:
- "Making the News - Classroom
2000", ed. by David Marshall & Averil Silver, Campus
2000, London 1990
Winners
again! Gymnasium Ulricianum receive their prizes - November 1989
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