Product Success Criteria:

• A 4-page first issue of a publication/magazine will be produced

• It will inform 7-11 year olds about selected issues. For guidance on some of the issues please see Quests 1 and 2

• The publication will be produced and costed in a manner sympathetic to the agenda of using sustainable resources and minimising carbon footprints

• The publication will be produced to an agreed and reasonable deadline

Organisation:

Students to decide on the following:

• Content of first issue

• Editorial protocol

• Target audience

• Budget and costings

• Roles, for example, editor, sub-editor, features writer and graphics, production, and distribution teams

• Production deadline

• Title

• Potential follow-up, strategic development plan

Development:

• Review experience of first run

• Modify in the light of experience

• Conduct research to gauge response of readership

• Devise an action plan to produce further editions over the next 12 months

• Conduct workshops for younger children in order that they might produce their own publication

• Plan to increase the size of the publication by inviting contributions from the readership

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