The Publication Staff, Campus Paper, College

The Publication Staff

1. SELECTION OF THE PUBLICATION STAFF Prepared by: Michel San Juan BSED English- 3A

2. How are the editors and the staff members choses? How long should they serve? How big should the staff be? Should they be paid? With whom are they responsible?

3. There should be a moderator or an adviser who must possess the following qualifications in the order of their importance: 1.) with a degree in journalism bachelor, master or specialization, or one with a degree in English bachelor, master or specialization. 2) with experience in newspaper work or one with more than ordinary experience in journalism or school paper work. Other schools consider one where teaches social studies. This set-up is the traditional set-up of picking the adviser or the moderator.

4. The Campus Journalism Act, has a different basis for choosing the adviser Selecting an adviser is also optional for the tertiary level. For the traditional and beginning campus paper system in the DepEd, the principal or the head of the school, with the recommendation of the adviser may designate the members of the staff or may pick them through a competitive examination . The candidates should possess writing ability, leadership and previous experiences in school publication in such order. Whatever the criteria are in choosing the staff, the method should be systematic, objective and fair.

5. Whether the editors and staff members are chosen through recommendation competitive examination, the following pointers are recommended: 1. The candidate should have at least one year residence. 2. The candidate should not be in the probation list. 3. He/she must not have any disciplinary case against him/her, because there is likely chance for him to drop or to be suspended. 4. The chief, associate, and managing editors should not hold other major positions in school organizations, especially in the student council or student government. The press is supposed to be objective and non- partisan.

6. The advisers should not rely only on result of the examination. They should also look for people who did not take the examinations but have writing skills. They should ask them to join the board, but they should refrain from taking students into the staff who have more activities in their hands than they can handle. They should be aware of students who only love to see their names in the masthead or editorial box.

7. The choice of editors should be based on who obtains the highest average in the examinations and who possesses the most in personal qualities or traits like leadership, managerial skills, sound judgment and flexibility. Consequently, advisers should file and publish in the bulletin board the results of the examinations and the comments of the judges.

8. How large should the staff be? A manageable staff should not be more than ten, as follows: 1. chief editor 2. associate editor 3. managing editor 4. feature editor 5. literary editor 6. sports editor 7. reporters (one for each class-senior, sophomore, freshman)

9. other members of the staff who may simply be appointed: a. typists b. layout artist c. staff artist d. photojournalist e. circulation manager

10. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES OF THE PUBLICATION STAFF

11. 1. Chief Editor The chief editor supervises the editorial staff of the paper. Usually, he/ she writes the editorials of the organ after consultation with the members of the editorial staff. However, any member may write the editorial so long as he/she follows the guidelines in writing. Further, he/she edits all articles preparatory to submission of the same to the adviser for final editing and approval for publication.

12. He / She likewise supervises the preparation of the layout, dummy of the paper and its pagination in cooperation with the managing editor and layout artist. He / She also causes the accomplishment of all assignments properly and on time. At times, he/she acts as the liaison officer between the editorial staff and the adviser, as he/ she also calls meetings of the staff.

13. 2. Associate Editor The associate editor edits the articles in cooperation with the chief editor. Also, he/she may be delegated to write editorials of the organ. He prepares assignments of section editors in consultation with the chief editor. Further, he/she cooperates in the preparation of the layout of the paper and paging of the same with the chief editor and the managing editor.

14. 3. Managing Editor Acting as the hand of the board, the managing editor brings articles 16 press for typesetting. He/she also checks articles for typographical error. He / She prepares the layout of the paper and paging of the same in consultation with the chief editor. He/she proofreads galley proofs before these are finally approved by the chief editor, then by the adviser for printing.

15. 4. Circulation Manager As the nomenclature suggests, he/she is assigned in ensuring the release distribution of the paper. He / She also guarantees the smooth flow of the passing articles from reporters to section editors. He / She is assigned to oversee the flow and processes in crafting the paper.

16. Section Editors a. News Editor b. Filipino Editor c. Feature Editor d. Exchange Editor e. Layout Section Editors f. Layout Artist g. The Reporters

17. a. News Editor Assigned as the reporter to cover events relevant to the school activities. he/she writes news articles on assignment from the chief editor through his/her own initiative in consultation with the latter. However, primordial job is to edit all news articles submitted by the writers preparation to submission of the same to the chief editor then to the adviser.

18. b. Filipino Editor This is an optional staff function or position; nonetheless places his/her prime job is to write the editorial of the Filipino section. He / She as edits all articles preparatory to submission of the same to the Filipino advise for final editing and for publication. Sometimes, he/she causes the submission of all Filipino articles properly and timely. He / She may likewise act as liaison officer between the Filipino staff and the chief editor.

19. c. Feature Editor The feature editor gives out assignments to feature writers. He / She then receives and edits feature articles preparatory to the submission of the same to the chief editor. Sometimes, he/she writes regular articles or column.

20. d. Exchange Editor For beginning school paper system, this is an option function. Sometimes, the functions of the exchange editor are accomplished by the circulation manager. Nevertheless, the exchange editor makes up a lists of school papers sent by other schools. He / She is designated to mail copies of own paper to these schools as he/she also files their papers on a bulletin board or display them on a newspaper rack. He/She, too, keeps files of school information, such as class lists and lists of homeroom advisers, faculty and staff members.

21. e. Layout Section Editors They are assigned to cause the assignment of school's official photographer to take pictures on school's activities for the month or for a specified time. They prepare pictorial articles of the organ in consultation with the managing editor and chief editor. Sometimes, their job is to write the captions of pictures utilized by the paper in cooperation with the chief editor.

22. f. Layout Artists They take charge of designing and formatting of all pages in the paper. They label or properly identify all pictures made available for publication. It is suggested that they write using pencil at the back of every picture of the event to which a particular picture refers. They likewise help in the preparation of the layout of pictorial stories and make illustrations for feature articles.

23. g. The Reporters The life of the contents depends on the skills of the reporters. They secure the cold and raw facts of an assigned event and write articles out of the same. Moreover, they receive assignments from the section editors or board of editors and then accomplish the same properly and timely.

24. THE PUBLICATION’S POLICIES

25. Policies are brief statements of the paper's platform or are sometimes printed under the masthead, as in the following examples: To support all school projects and to give only constructive criticism of some projects. To maintain a high standard of sportsmanship by avoiding personal enmity and jealousy both within and outside the school. To refrain from publishing articles which convey wrong impressions against the school, and; To avoid unkind personal jokes, criticisms and caricatures

26. Thankyou !!!