The development of the school newspaper in Israel between 1948–1980: concept and product

Abstract

Hebrew media has a rich history which continued to be produced after the creation of the state of Israel in both formal and informal settings. The production of school newspapers influences the extracurricular educational activity by enriching it with valuable content, as well as the spirit, that is useful for the harmonious development of the students involved in such activities. The process of designing and producing school newspapers between 1948 and the eighties of the 20th century in Israel was carried out in a very similar way to the way in which this process was carried out in the period before the establishment of the state of Israel and continued to function in accordance with the activity of the three categories of staff usually involved in the process of making these journalistic products: teaching staff, students, as well as the category combined between the two ones. Through the research presented below, it was concluded that over the years, the editorial policy of the school newspaper in Israel was often dictated by the type of school, the religion of those involved in the process, the gender of the authors (boys, girls), age, product financing, etc. The positive aspect of the process of creating a school newspaper can also be extracted from the fact that two categories were always involved in the process of creating a school newspaper: students and teachers, the tandem working more efficiently than in other cases where only one category was involved: either only teaching staff, or only students.