OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY Student Publications Manual OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY Student Publications Manual Oklahoma City University Department of Mass Communications Student Publications 2501 N. Blackwelder Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Phone: 405-208-6068 • Fax: 405-208-6069 E-mail:
[email protected] Web address: ocustupub.com Forward Work on the Oklahoma City University Student Publications Manual began in Fall 2004 in the Newspaper Administration class. The manual was formed in an effort to establish a defined set of rules for the Student Publications staff and consistent style for all university Student Publications – The Campus, the student newspaper; The Constellation, the student yearbook; and The Campus online, the online version of the student newspaper. The decision to create the manual was made to inform staffers of the guidelines for working for Student Publications, establish consistency among publications and become a helpful educational tool for future students. Staffers will not only learn to use the manual, they will revise it annually. 2 Table of Contents I. Opening Page Forward 2 Table of Contents 3-4 Mission Statement 5 HISTORY 6 Yearbook 7-8 Newspaper 9 Web site 10 Student Publications 11 Student Publications Advisory Board 12 WORKING FOR STU PUB 13 Employment Details 14-16 Hierarchy 17 Job Descriptions 18-31 Code of Ethics 32-42 Student Discipline 43 OPERATIONS 44 Newsroom Rules 45-46 Phone Etiquette 47 Checking Voicemail 48 Camera Rules 49 Logging onto the Server 50 Advertising Rules 51 Advertising Steps 52 Story Steps 53 Photo Steps 54 Correcting B&W Photos 55 Correcting Color Photos 56 Inserting Yearbook Photos 57 Designing Yearbook Pages 58 3 Using Herff-Jones Image In 59 Distributing the Yearbook 60 STYLES 61 The Campus style palette 62-63 The Campus online style palette 64 Student Publications Colors 65 Student Publications Stylebook 66-97 Glossary 98-123 TRAINING/APPENDIXES 124 4 Mission Statement The purpose of Oklahoma City University’s Student Publications is to inform, entertain and serve the Oklahoma City University community.