Parts Of School Paper 422d1x

THE SCHOOL PAPER

Organizing the Staff To get off o a good start, the best kind of working spirit has to be developed. 1. Each pupil should get into the job he wants and for which he is best qualified. 2. Each staff member should be absolutely responsible and reliable in getting his own material in on time. The editor, his associates, or the news editor post a chart showing each person’s exact assignment and deadline.

3. Whenever one’s deadline is met, the staffer should find something useful to to do. This may mean helping someone else in his assignment, going to the news editor for a new assignment, or merely keeping busy reading, especially material relevant to journalism.

Statement of Duties 1.Editor-in-Chief  supervises the editorial staff of the paper. Writes the editorial of the organ. Edit all articles preparatory to submission of the same to the adviser for final editing and approval for publication Supervises the preparation of the layout of the paper and paging of the same in cooperation with the Managing Editor

 Causes the accomplishment of all assignments properly and on time.  Acts as liason officer between the editorial staff and the adviser.  Calls meetings of the staff in consultation with the adviser. 2. Associate Editor  Edits the articles in cooperation with the Editor-in-Chief  Writes editorials when requested.

 Prepares assignments of section editors in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief.  Cooperated in the preparation of the layout of the paper and paging of the same with the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor. 3. Managing Editor  Brings articles to the press for type setting  Checks articles for typographical errors.  Prepares the layout of the paper and paging of the same in consultation with the Editor-inChief.

 Proof reads gallfly proofs before these are fin approved by the adviser for printing. 4. Section Editors  News Editor - assigns reporters to cover events relevant to school activities - writes straight news articles on assignment from though his own initiative in consultation with the latter. - edits all straight news articles received preparatory to submission of the same to Editor-inChief

Sports Editor - gives out assignments to reporters to cover sports events in which the school is a participant - writes sports articles unassigned to reporters - edits all straight news articles received preparatory to submission of the same to the Editor-inChief Photography Editor - assigns official photographer to take pictures on schools activities for the month - prepares pictorial articles of the organ in consultation with the Managing Editor and Editor-in Chief

Artist - helps in the preparation of the layout of pictorial stories - prepares editorial cartoons. - makes illustrations for feature articles  Feature Editor - gives out assignment to feature writers - receives and edits feature articles preparatory to the submission to the Editor-in-Chief - writes a regular feature article or column

 Exchange Editor or Circulation Manager - makes up list of school papers sent by other schools - files their papers on a bulletin board or display them on a news rack.

5. Reporter - receives assignments from the Section Editors and Board of Editors and accomplishes the same properly and on time.

Parts & Sections of the school Paper News Section makes use of the front page, back page and some of the inside pages Front Page a. Nameplate – the line of type on the front page designating the name of the publication. It may reappear in reduced size elsewhere, as on the editorial page. b. Ears – a design or type composition placed at the right or left of a nameplate.

c. Streamer (banner) – a headline extending across the top of a page. If located above the nameplate, it is called skyline or umbrella head. d. Headline (head) – a general term for all titles of news stories e. Deck – (bank, readout) subordinate headline a term designating a headline division f. Lead –the introduction to a straight ,or formal, news story usually the first paragraph, but it can be more than one paragraph.

g. News story – any item of news h. Column – a vertical section of printed materials i. Column rules – the printed lines used to separate columns j. Fold – the point at which the newspaper is folded in half k. Byline – the name of the writer placed at the top or at the bottom of the story l. Box – any printed matter surrounded, or partly enclosed, by a special border line

m. Cut (cliché) – plate reproducing photo or artwork. n. Cutline (caption) text accompanying photos and other art o. Teaser (kicker, tag line) one line of several words in small type run above the headline p. Dateline – line preceding an out-of-town story that gives the date and place from which the story was sent. q. Credit line – a line of type crediting the sources of an item, a photo or cartoon.

Inside News Page 1. Running head – a line of type at the top of all newspaper pages, except the first, giving the name of the paper and the date of the issue 2. Folio – page number, found at the top of each page of the paper, except the first, alongside the running head. Editorial Page 1. Flag ( masthead) editorial box supplying the reader with the information on the paper (name, staff, subscription price, etc.)

b. Editorial – a kind of journalistic writing designed and to interpret the news. c. Editorial column – a timely and regular presentation of various kinds of editorial material by the same writer. d. Cartoon e. Editorial paragraph – a sentence or two with an editorial suggestions, often witty. f. Letter to the editor g. Folio h. Running head

Sports Page 1. Columns – similar to editorial columns 2. Sports news 3. Features 4. Cuts 5. Folio 6. Running head

Feature Page 1. Feature story – human interest story; a kind of news paper writing designed to entertain as well as to inform 2. Regular feature – columns 3. Special features 4. Cuts 5. Folio 6. Running head