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The National Scholastic Press Association’s Model Code of Ethics has made it easier to include an ethics code in staff manuals.
Teaching students under the age of 18 right from wrong is hard enough. But teaching them to navigate the gray areas in between while being responsible journalists can be daunting.
Many influences will affect yearbook in the future, but its intrinsic value to its readers will determine its staying power. Seven yearbook advisers were brought together to talk about the future of yearbooks, and several times the discussion came back to value.
Video may have killed the radio star, but it can do a lot for your yearbook. Just ask anyone at Winfield Middle School in Winfield, W.Va.
Few things are available for free, but new journalism teachers in more states can get assistance for free from the Journalism Education Association’s Mentor Program.
October is a great month to schedule some bonding and morale-boosting activities. Food is part of many ideas listed here. But this year, join Walsworth in dressing up for Halloween. Share your costume pictures with us, and we’ll be posting ours.
Yearbooks hold different memories for different people, and they can still hold plenty of value – even for those who spend their teen years moving to different schools.
When you paint a room, the first thing you do is the prep work. Creating a yearbook is like painting a room. You and your staff need to do the prep work: plan, think what look you want to achieve; and check your tools. Then create. If all of those things have been done, you should have the book you envisioned.
