Newsmaker - from the Guardian
About Newsmaker
Instant messaging
The built-in instant messaging allows everyone to have their say.
Professional newspaper formats
Will your newspaper be broadsheet, tabloid or the Guardian’s own Berliner?
News team roles
Choose the editor, journalists and picture researchers.
Photograph library
A good picture can help tell your story.
Writing the stories
Newsmaker encourages pupils to research, draft and edit their articles.
Headlines
A good headline needs to catch your reader’s attention.
Printing the newspaper
After all your hard work, it’s time to go to press!
There are two elements to Newsmaker. The first is the computer application, which lets pupils produce a professional-looking newspaper using a step-by-step process. Pupils work in teams, taking on the roles of Editor, Journalist and Picture researcher to produce a newspaper collaboratively.
The second element is the suite of Topic packs linked to a range of curriculum subjects. Each pack includes high-quality photos and research material. Pupils can use these packs or their own pictures and information sources to produce their newspaper.
Newsmaker is delivered on CD-rom for installation on your school's network.
Read how George Green School used Newsmaker to produce a newspaper celebrating its launch as a specialist humanities school. Download article.
