How to Start a School Newspaper Publishing Company

Many schools don't have the knowledge or resources to start their own newspaper. In this case, they can benefit from hiring a school newspaper publishing company. Schools use this type of company to get their newspapers formatted and printed for distribution to students.

Instructions

1. Learn about the process of publishing a school newspaper. If you're new to the field, you'll want to learn the basics prior to starting a school newspaper publishing company. "Kids in Print: Publishing a School Newspaper" by Mark Levin can help you on your endeavor (see Resources below).

2. Set up an online template to publish the school newspapers. You need to decide on fonts, text size, story placement and more. To get ideas for school newspaper templates, you can use the Your Student News website for inspiration (see Resources below).

3. Hire staff. Unless you plan to set off on the endeavor alone, you'll need editors and reporters to work at the publishing company. If the school that hires you has their own staff, you'll need to set up a system to receive their proofs prior to publication.

4. Design sample school newspapers to give to potential clients. Before you attract any business, you'll want to build a portfolio. Create a fake school newspaper in Adobe Pagemaker to show new clients.

5. Advertise your business. Send out information on your publishing company to local schools and design a website to promote your business.

Tips & Warnings

• You'll need to figure out printing options prior to starting your school newspaper publishing company. You'll want to buy a newspaper press as well as promote the use of virtual school newspapers.

• Although you can get ideas for your school newspaper publishing company online, you'll want to put your own unique spin on templates and other features in order to avoid violating any copyright laws.

Resources

• "Kids in Print: Publishing a School Newspaper" by Mark Levin.
• Find template ideas on Your Student News.