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Today is brought to us by the letter “P”

Features writer Paula Davenport is in here with the kids now talking about interviewing. Pia will be in here soon to help them plan their story ideas.

We have been discussing what a newspaper needs to look like to get the attention of the average teenager. They have good ideas--I'll share some later. So far, they are feeling pretty largely forgotten in the newspaper. They don't buy them, obviously, and they don't see themselves in there, either. We are discussing, "What would make you pick up your parents' copy?"

QUESTION: If you are a teenager reading today, what do you need to see in a newspaper to get you to read?

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.