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Contents
I. Reaching the Readers
A. Why Our Magazines?
B. The Reader and Readability
C. Downscale Demographics
D. Reaching Resistant Readers
E. Helping the Reader Make Thoughtful Choices
F. Entering the Life of the Reader
II. Beginning the Job
A. Rhythm of a Day
B. Rhythm of the Summer Workshop
C. Rhythm of a Semester
D. Rhythm of Production
E. Rhythm of the Years: Setting Goals
F. Training
III. Getting Started
A. Building a Staff at Represent
B. Building a Staff at NYC
C. Choosing Writers
D. Setting the Tone and Managing a Group
E. Reading the Rules
F. Reinforcing the Rules
G. Opening Speeches
H. Setting and Enforcing Boundaries
I. Managing Group Dynamics
IV. Getting Started Writing
A. Coming Up with Story Ideas
B. Choosing the Stories
C. Matching the Student to the Story
D. Red Flags in Story Selection
E. Setting the Tone in Editing
F. Explaining Editing
G. Setting a Tone with the First Draft
V. Personal Stories
A. Starting the Story at the Highest Level
B. Techniques to Establish Focus Up Front
C. Developing Stories
D. Other Ways to Respond to a Draft
E. Expanding Without Losing Focus
F. Evaluating the Story at Mid-Point
G. Major Problems Facing Stories at Mid-Point
H. Strategies for Pushing a Story Forward
I. Bringing a Story to Closure
J. Final Editing
VI. The Reported Story (Our hybrid style)
A. The Role of Reporting
B. Types of Reported Stories
C. The Editor’s Role in Reporting
D. Leading Group Reporting Projects
VII. When Writers Are in Trouble
A. Remember Writing
B. Trouble That Feels like Big Trouble
C. Going Beyond the Boundaries
VIII. Protecting Yourself
A. Bearing Witness
B. NYC: Painful Moments
C. Represent: A Rorschach Test
D. Coping Strategies
IX. Production
A. Editing Copy for Production
B. NYC Production
C. Represent Production
D. Time Estimates
E. Conceptualizing the Issue
X. Style and Copy Editing Rules
A. General145
B. Copy Editing During Layout and Production
XI. Lessons from History
A. Mission Statement
B. Evolution of Editorial Philosophy
C. Evolution of Adult Control
D. Student Payment Issues
E. Should Editors Share Writers?
F. Why We Have Age Limits for Teen Staff
G. How Much “Ownership” Should Teens Have?
F. Columns
XII. Append
A. Case Studies of Personal Essays (Table of Contents only)
B. Exercises for Writers (Table of Contents only)
C. Ethics, Libel, Privacy Issues (General Discussion)
D. Sensitive Story Checklist
E. Notes on the Writing & Editing Process at Youth Communication
(Finding the 19 th Puzzle Piece)
F. Whose Story Is It Anyway? (Poker Chips Essay)
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