About a year ago, I was the editor in chief of a newspaper called “the Scratch Times”. I had it for maybe 4-5 weeks and then it got to be too much to handle. I worked with another newspaper then made one for my school for a bit.

I'm thinking if I can set up my computer and convince my parents to let me have Internet on it, I might start up my newspaper again. It will be weekly, just like any newspaper I've worked on.

The question is, should I do it? I am kind of busy with school, NJHS, sports, and band, but I would still have time for this.

Tell me what you think!!

I'd say that the best course of action - if you're really sure you want to be a part of a newspaper again - would be to join an existing one, rather than try to manage your own in your free time. I've noticed that there's been a small explosion of newspapers cropping up, so you'd have to work doubly hard to advertise yours and manage your workers.
However, if ownership of a newspaper is what you're seeking - not simply participating in one - then I'd advise that you think it over carefully, and take a look at your daily schedule to see if you have enough time to fit it in. If you've got, I'd say, about 30 minutes to an hour to be online, then you're in good shape and I say you should go right on ahead. But if you can only squeeze ten or fifteen minutes into your day to get online, then I would urge you to just let it be.
(and hey, I remember the Scratch Times! I was in the Scratch Chatter at the time (I'm Zangooser, if you remember me at all ))

Zaneki wrote:

I'd say that the best course of action - if you're really sure you want to be a part of a newspaper again - would be to join an existing one, rather than try to manage your own in your free time. I've noticed that there's been a small explosion of newspapers cropping up, so you'd have to work doubly hard to advertise yours and manage your workers.
However, if ownership of a newspaper is what you're seeking - not simply participating in one - then I'd advise that you think it over carefully, and take a look at your daily schedule to see if you have enough time to fit it in. If you've got, I'd say, about 30 minutes to an hour to be online, then you're in good shape and I say you should go right on ahead. But if you can only squeeze ten or fifteen minutes into your day to get online, then I would urge you to just let it be.
(and hey, I remember the Scratch Times! I was in the Scratch Chatter at the time (I'm Zangooser, if you remember me at all ))

Hey there! Yes, I do remember you! I think we did work together for a while - I was in the Scratch Chatter after the Scratch Times was done. I guess I can never stop being a journalist

Im working at Scripts Daily for the time being. It's a bit different for me, because the authors do both the reporting and the writing, and its a daily paper, but I'll get used to it

Yea, I was in both… I think. I'd be willing to help, as I'm in Scripts Daily and it's hard to edit things daily.