Editorial

[BeardedHoplite]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

As a former editor-in-chief myself, I have to ask whether a high school paper is an appropriate forum for such an editorial. Most of your audience A) can't vote, and B) can't buy guns. Maybe you can submit it as an op-ed in local non-school paper?

I wouldn't even know where to begin to look for a paper that takes non-staff articles. I'm mostly writing the article to get out my opinion and to fight alot of myths I hear around school (we're close to a very anti-gun city, so it trickles down).

With luck, some kid'll take it to their parent and it'll influence them.

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

Maybe you can put a student's perspective on it? After all, it was a shooting at a school that started all this. Maybe how these new measures won't help protect you or your fellow students?

Hmm, that's a good idea, I'll see what I can re-write before the deadline next week. Thanks.

[funkychinaman]

Originally Posted by BeardedHoplite

I wouldn't even know where to begin to look for a paper that takes non-staff articles. I'm mostly writing the article to get out my opinion and to fight alot of myths I hear around school (we're close to a very anti-gun city, so it trickles down).

With luck, some kid'll take it to their parent and it'll influence them.



Hmm, that's a good idea, I'll see what I can re-write before the deadline next week. Thanks.

Maybe as a letter to the editor? Your position as head of the school paper might give you extra weight.

Maybe you can do a story on what measures your school has in place for such scenarios? (Assuming such measures exist.) As minors, you can't buy guns, you don't vote, or even pay taxes, but you do have the most to lose. Maybe politicians wouldn't suggested such half-assed, knee-jerk measures if it were THEIR lives on the line.