Our favorite centerspreads are the ones that create conversation on difficult topics. With the anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision in recent memory, the publication of Jonathan Kozol’s “The Shame of The Nation” seemed like a great chance to look at segregation in our own community. Although our school was [...]
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The staff had been hearing about cheating all year and decided in the March issue to tackle the issue, come what may. We started with a survey, which we used to get our readers into the package. The survey results are explained in the front-page story. We knew the numbers would be boring without some [...]
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The bridge collapse in Minneapolis on Aug. 1: New Jersey’s state and regional newspapers jumped immediately on this story to localize it. Many of them examined the inspection records for bridges in their states and regions. It’s those stories, in newspapers near you in New Jersey, that hold the key to localizing this story for [...]
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