Creating that wonderful thing we call a school newspaper takes a lot of time and effort. Getting articles, editing, and laying out the paper is a job on its own. Not to mention having everything ready to publish, and making sure it’s distributed to the school so everyone can read your hard work.
There’s never been any show out that actually shows the process of making a school newspaper until now.
TV’s new reality show, The Paper documents the life of the newspaper staff at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida. It shows the trials and tribulations of writing and laying out the paper, and shows the effects that being on the newspaper staff have on your personal life.
The show premiered on April fourteenth at 10:30 to a dramatic start. The first episode showed the competition between Amanda, Alex, Adam, and Gianna for the coveted editor-in-chief position of the school's award winning paper, The Circuit.
There’s never been any show out that actually shows the process of making a school newspaper until now.
TV’s new reality show, The Paper documents the life of the newspaper staff at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida. It shows the trials and tribulations of writing and laying out the paper, and shows the effects that being on the newspaper staff have on your personal life.
The show premiered on April fourteenth at 10:30 to a dramatic start. The first episode showed the competition between Amanda, Alex, Adam, and Gianna for the coveted editor-in-chief position of the school's award winning paper, The Circuit.
They all wrote essays on why they deserved the job and their journalism teacher, Ms. Weiss chose the winner.
Alex thought he should have the spot because of the way he brought the staff together to work as a team. Adam wanted the spot because of the lengths he goes to in order to keep the paper in running order, and Amanda wanted the spot because of her dedication to the paper and the amount of effort she puts in to make the paper a success.
Amanda won the editor-in-chief position and everyone got upset because no one thought she deserved it and felt that she would treat it as if she was the “Queen” and they were all the “Workers.” They said that the paper would be in shambles if she got the position and started plotting her downfall as editor-in-chief. It sparked the controversy, rivalries, and strained relationships going on that we see every week on the show.
Although most reality shows these days seem to be scripted, “The Paper” is a refreshing view of raw emotions and feelings as they actually happen. The show is a vivid portrayal of backstabbing, lying, envy, two-facedness, and jealousy that you can only truly see in high school.
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