US: Chicago Tribune partners with local schools, creating student weekly
Posted by Sarah Schewe on June 10, 2008 at 8:29 AM
The Chicago Tribune announced this week a new partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to create a student-generated weekly, under the direction of Tribune editors.
The new weekly, under the working title "The Mash," will feature editorial content created for and by students, who will receive on-the-job journalism training by Chicago Tribune editors. The Tribune plans to distribute 100,000 copies of the new weekly to all CPS high school students come September, which will also include ads sold by the Tribune advertising department.
"This partnership brings great opportunities for our students to get invaluable work experience alongside professional journalists," said Arne Duncan, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools. "It also will be a useful tool to improve students' reading and writing skills, while keeping them connected to current events."
The paper's web site will also host much of that content, "serving as an interactive vehicle that allows students to post stories and photos and interact with one another between editions."
Source: Editor & Publisher
The new weekly, under the working title "The Mash," will feature editorial content created for and by students, who will receive on-the-job journalism training by Chicago Tribune editors. The Tribune plans to distribute 100,000 copies of the new weekly to all CPS high school students come September, which will also include ads sold by the Tribune advertising department.
"This partnership brings great opportunities for our students to get invaluable work experience alongside professional journalists," said Arne Duncan, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools. "It also will be a useful tool to improve students' reading and writing skills, while keeping them connected to current events."
The paper's web site will also host much of that content, "serving as an interactive vehicle that allows students to post stories and photos and interact with one another between editions."
Source: Editor & Publisher
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