Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace.
Nikki Maxwell, having joined the school newspaper staff in an effort to keep details about her crush on Brandon out of Mackenzie's gossip column, is assigned to be the advice columnist, but after getting flooded with letters asking for her guidance, she becomes overwhelmed and must ask her friends Chloe and Zoey for help.
On Career Day at Ella Mentry School, local reporter Mrs. Lilly helps A.J. and his fellow third-graders start a school newspaper, but their efforts have unexpected, and terrible, consequences.
A mysterious one-eyed rat is trying to steal "The Rodent's Gazette" from Stilton and the only way to save it is to be a winner on the TV game show "The Mousetrap.".
Describes the history and purpose of newspapers, the organization of a newspaper office, the various people who put a newspaper together, and how newspapers are distributed. Also includes a glossary of terms.
Big Bear, Rabbit, and the other animals work hard to write, edit, and print their newspaper, "The Furry News." Includes tips for making your own newspaper and defines a number of newspaper terms.
A fifth-grader starts a newspaper with an editorial that prompts her burnt-out classroom teacher to really begin teaching again, but he is later threatened with disciplinary action as a result.
The feud between the Hatford brothers and the neighboring Malloy sisters continues over the summer when they reluctantly join forces to publish a newspaper.