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The Vox Box archive for July 29, 2008

TUESDAY, JULY 29, 2008

Today is brought to us by the letter "P"

Features writer Paula Davenport is in here with the kids now talking about interviewing. Pia will be in here soon to help them plan their story ideas.We have been discussing what a newspaper needs to look like to get the attention of the average teenager.…

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L.A. to Ban Fast Food?

(From the nanny-state department)Today marks a vote in the L.A. city council which would ban fast food for a year in the impoverished neighborhood of South L.A. The goal here is to encourage the citizens to slim down by making healthier choices. The aim of…

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In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.