Do you want to write for your school magazine? Does your school not have a newspaper? If you'd like to start writing one or join an existing one, read on.
Steps
Method 1 of 1: Write an Article for Your School Newspaper
Step 1. Join the journalism class or newspaper staff
If they don't exist, ask the appropriate person to create one.
Step 2. Find out what's going on in your school
Are there any particular upcoming events? Any major changes in the program? What are your classmates interested in? Go around the school and look for interesting events. Some students may graduate earlier, others may start a school business, others may sell items like keychains or accessories with your school name on them. You never know what your classmates and professors may be interested in.
Remember that your commitment to school is very important and should be taken seriously. This means you can't write about nonsense like two students dating or two breaking up, just because that's the only interesting thing. The people mentioned in the article may deny everything and you may be suspended from writing articles. However, you can write about a suspended or expelled student, as this may be true. However, it may not always be true, it may be a rumor that someone has been spreading
Step 3. Interview people like your classmates, professors and school staff
Step 4. Write your article in a way that your readers understand it
Step 5. When assembling your magazine, add colors and images
Step 6. Don't write malice on others
Everyone will know that the article is written by you and you could get yourself in trouble.
Advice
- Stay up to date. Read the newspapers every day, so you'll have a general idea of what's going on and know what to write about.
- If you run out of ideas, try to spot a particularly talented student, write about a new group or association, or bring world news to your school.
- If possible, include pictures. This will grab attention and add a visual contribution.
- Try having an opinion piece in your newspaper. When trying to take it easy on controversial topics like politics, remember that your point of view needs to emerge in the opinion article.
- Just write about things that are related to your school in some way. Avoid mentioning the name of your school unless you have to mention other schools as well.
- The introductory sentence, the first of the article, is useful to attract the reader's attention. Don't go straight to the details and don't use a question in the introduction. For example: "Handkerchiefs are overflowing from the classroom basket and it's a constant coming and going of students sneezing. It's flu season and everyone knows it."
- Your sources shouldn't just include people from your school. Try interviewing some professionals.
- Think of interesting articles. Nobody wants to read a newspaper full of boring articles!
- Make sure your sources endorse what they said. You don't want them to start denying everything they said.
- Each article should be between 300 and 600 words.
- Think of a catchy title for your article. This will grab the reader's attention.
- Have fun. Writing will be easier if you have fun and venture into the maze of the print world.
- You can include the menu of the canteen of the week! Some people are genuinely interested in the cafeteria menus. Canteen menus are an important part of your newspaper. Always remember to include prices if meals are not free.
Warnings
- Make sure you don't offend anyone!
- Don't write a tabloid newspaper. While gossip might interest you, it can be annoying and even a point against you. Focus on the positive things happening in your school.
- If you don't correct your articles, they may not be of quality. Have a couple of your classmates read them and even a professor before handing it over.
- As you write, stick to short, simple articles. We do not want long, boring, too detailed but without substance articles.
- Don't try too hard to write because it will show and the result will not be one of the best.
