Survey data on mass communication students' perceptions of plagiarism and fabrication indicate an ethics gap in which students are more concerned about ethical breaches in journalism than in academics. Further analyses found that the ethics gap increases among students near graduation who had higher levels of concern and suggested harsher…

Presents findings of a comprehensive 1999 survey of advisers and administrators, which showed that the high-school student press is not free, is controlled mostly by advisers, but also by principals, and views editing of the newspaper by its faculty adviser as the norm. Notes that only 27% of the principals and advisers say their papers are not…

Describes a high-school journalism adviser's experiences in shifting production to a broadsheet format. Addresses: rethinking content, redesigning support materials, developing a public relations strategy to help readers make the transition, and anticipating complications. (RS)

Offers brief comments from 8 high school journalism advisers concerning why they put out a paper the first day of school. Notes that these first-day issues were all well received by students. Includes front pages of several of the first-day issues. (RS)

Presents the front pages (or home pages) of 16 high school newspapers that covered the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. Includes brief comments from advisers on how they approached covering the attacks. (RS)

Discusses ways to turn information from a business card into an advertisement to be placed in a student publication. Addresses visual interest, typography, and other design issues. Includes several sample advertisements and a classroom activity involving redesigning a business card into an advertisement. (RS)

Discusses how a high-school journalism adviser shifted from a newspaper format to a magazine format that comes out few times a year. Suggests the magazine format is more flexible, creative, and well-thought-through. Notes it requires some attention to detail, commitment to longer stories, and in-depth coverage. (RS)

Discusses the shift from high school journalism to college journalism for students. Describes the role of the high school journalism advisor in that process. Offers checklists for getting to know a college publication. Outlines ways high school journalism teachers can take advantage of journalism resources available at local colleges and…

Outlines the Associated Press' revised guidelines regarding the use of courtesy titles, making them uniform for men and women. Offers an editing exercise for students to practice the new guidelines. (SR)

Describes six steps to make student yearbooks look fresh each year by having students study and adapt designs from the professional press. Offers two publication design exercises for students. (SR)

Argues that defining design and copy styles helps ensure consistency for the reader (which is the key to readability) and also make life easier for the designer. Discusses several steps to defining styles within various software. Notes that complexity is also possible with styles. (SR)

Offers tips from 3 professional photographers on shooting environmental portraits that tell a story about the person through the photograph. Offers a brief case study regarding a particular photo shoot, including an exercise. (SR)

Argues that coverage of ritual festivities needs to be as special as the event itself. Offers ideas for, and specific examples of, such coverage in high school student publications, including newspapers, yearbooks, and literary magazines. (SR)

Argues that anniversary yearbooks offer unique opportunities for schools to cover major anniversaries of their publications, their schools, and their communities. Offers numerous examples from around the country of different ways high school anniversary yearbooks have done just that. (SR)

Evaluates the newly released Adobe InDesign software, finding that while it brings new life into desktop publishing, it is not yet a "must buy" for publications advisers. Compares specific features that are relevant for student publications, including: character, paragraph, drop caps, define styles, page setup, text wrap, defining and using…