Then I'd get on, check the edited articles and change their status from draft to running. We were able to keep the process going even when school was not. Just like the real online newspaper world, advertising can help underwrite all that good content. Net's Student Advertising Initiative, schools have the option of selling local Internet banner advertising on their online papers and get to keep 100 percent of the revenue. That may mean covering some of a newspaper's printing or computer costs.
Students can track page views and provide advertisers with viewership reports.
One of Highwired. Net's goals is recognizing exemplary writing talent among its student journalists. One of the site's features, the National Edition, gathers and honors the work of the very best writers from member schools. Criteria for selection to the National Edition include news value, authenticity of voice, ability to capture the reader's attention, diversity of voice, relevance, and use of language. A recent National Edition collected student responses to the Littleton, Colo., tragedy and reactions to violence in schools.