G1-processing

Group One: The Process of Publishing a Newspaper


 * 1) Assignment of writing responsibilities/ Deadlines set
 * 2) Writers submit drafts to editors
 * 3) Editors return work to writers for corrections (Corrected on hard copy, red pen, copy-editing symbols)
 * 4) Repeat 3 & 4 until polished
 * 5) Submit copy to faculty adviser
 * 6) Mock-up created physically (cutting articles out and aligning columns of text, photos and headlines)
 * 7) Sent to printers with a digital copy
 * 8) Printers use mock-up as guideline while pulling articles from digital text
 * 9) Print and distribute

The publishing steps of creating a newspaper in a high school or college setting are fairly similar. The writing responsibilities were assigned and the deadlines were set. After the writers completed their work, their text was submitted to a staff editor. The editor, with red pen on hard copy, edited the work and returned it to the writer for corrections to be made. This process continued until the text was polished enough to be submitted to the faculty adviser for final viewing. After every article had been through this process, the physical mock-up was created. The staff physically cut out photos, articles and headlines to place together to form the newspaper layout. Then, both the physical mock-up and digital copy were sent to the printers. While using the mock-up as a guideline, the printers pulled articles from the digital copy to print, organizing them as the mock-up determined. The final copies were printed and distributed.