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      Press Law
      July 19, 2026

      Understanding the Clery Act and Timely Warning Requirements for College Journalists

      A plain-language guide to the federal law that forces colleges to disclose crime data and issue campus safety alerts.

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      Ethics
      July 19, 2026

      Naming Policy for Arrests, Charges, and Court Records in Student Reporting

      A working standard for when to name a person in an arrest or crime story, and when to hold the name until the facts are clearer.

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      Writing Craft
      July 19, 2026

      Writing an Explainer: The Story That Answers Why This Matters

      How to build an explainer piece that walks a confused reader through a complicated school issue without talking down to them.

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      Ethics
      July 19, 2026

      A Social Media Conduct Policy for What Reporters Post on Personal Accounts

      Rules for staffers’ personal social media that protect the newsroom’s credibility without policing their private lives.

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      School Newspaper
      July 19, 2026

      Print Layout and Design Basics for a Student Newspaper Page

      A working introduction to grids, hierarchy, and white space for staffers designing pages without a design background.

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      Ethics
      July 18, 2026

      Setting a Plagiarism and Originality Policy for a Student Newsroom

      A working policy for handling copied text, recycled quotes, and unattributed borrowing before it becomes a public problem.

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      School Newspaper
      July 18, 2026

      Recruiting and Training New Staff Reporters Each Year

      How a student newsroom keeps its skills from graduating with its seniors, from recruitment through a working first month.

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      Reporting Skills
      July 18, 2026

      Newsroom Numeracy: Reporting Budgets, Turnout, and Percentages Without Getting the Math Wrong

      A short guide to the arithmetic student reporters actually need: budget lines, attendance estimates, and percentage change.

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      School Newspaper
      July 18, 2026

      Building an Editorial Calendar That Survives Sports Season and Finals Week

      How to plan a student publication’s coverage around the actual rhythm of the school year instead of scrambling week to week.

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      School Newspaper
      July 18, 2026

      Setting a Letters-to-the-Editor and Reader Submission Policy

      A framework for deciding what reader letters and outside submissions a student publication will run, how they’re edited, and where the line sits.

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