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The Vox Box archive for June 12, 2008

THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008

"Welcome to Baghdad, D.C."

(From the "may-I-see-your-papers-please? department)I usually do not like to editorialize too much here - I like to let you squabble in the comments. However, this is an issue I feel we really need to address. It is scary and it is happening now.The title comes…

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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.