Covering School Board Meetings and Budgets Without Losing Readers
A practical approach to translating district budget line items and board agendas into stories students actually read.
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Read MoreHow to cover recurring events like graduation, homecoming, and orientation with a fresh angle instead of recycling the same predictable coverage every year.
Read MoreWhy student newsrooms need a written conflict-of-interest policy, what belongs in one, and how to handle the overlaps that come with covering your own school.
Read MoreWhere student newsrooms can legally get images, how copyright and licensing actually work, and why grabbing a photo off the internet is a real risk.
Read MoreA careful look at when a student newsroom should grant a source anonymity, the conditions to attach, and the credibility cost of overusing it.
Read MoreHow student reporters can deal with a communications office or official spokesperson and still come away with answers a reader can actually use.
Read MoreHow to write a persuasive editorial or op-ed that argues a clear position while keeping the newsroom’s news coverage credible.
Read MoreA practical look at how student publications actually cover costs, from local advertising to sponsorships, and where the real risks are.
Read MoreHow yearbook production schedules differ from newspaper deadlines, and what each staff can learn from how the other one plans.
Read MoreWhy most student newsrooms lean on AP style as a foundation, and how to document the local decisions AP style leaves open.
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