School Newspaper Online
About School Newspapers Online
Who We Are
Launched in the summer of 2008 by Jason and Tom, School Newspapers Online is a company based in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. We focus specifically on the needs of high-school newspapers looking to create or enhance their presence on the Internet.
Jason has been a high-school newspaper adviser and teacher for over 14 years in Minnesota and South Dakota. He is currently an English teacher and school newspaper adviser at Benilde-St. Margaret’s School in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
Tom is an Internet veteran, having worked in the industry for over 9 years as a trainer, project manager, and product manager. He currently leads a team of project and product managers, and develops strategy for product development.
How We Began
School Newspapers Online began as we teamed up to build a school newspaper Web site for the newspaper that Jason advises, the Knight Errant, which won a 2009 NSPA Online Pacemaker award. Since building this initial site, we have launched more than 200 Web sites for school newspapers online.
Our Mission
We’ve designed our Web sites to address the concerns and needs of newspaper advisers and their staffs. In an era of tight school funding, we know that school newspapers are often one of the early casualties during budget cuts. That’s why our biggest priority in creating this company was to keep our Web sites affordable. But don’t let our low price fool you — our sites are as functional and as professionally designed as those used by major newspapers. We build all of our sites on open-source software, and that’s helped us to keep our costs low.
We know how overwhelming changing technology can be — our services are designed to take care of all the technological challenges for you. As our clients use our sites and grow in their knowledge and understanding of Web publishing and Web design, we’ll be there to help by answering any type of question they have regarding the use, design, and function of their site.
When we set out on this project, we wanted to create professional quality Web sites that are fully-customizable, highly-functional, completely affordable, and absolutely easy to use. We believe that we’ve succeeded in reaching our goal, and we are proud to offer you and your student journalists the chance to make your school newspaper relevant in today’s digital age. We would love to get you and your program started on the Web and give you the guidance you need to prepare your students for the everchanging world of modern journalism.
