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Originally Posted by Gurdian
A FIRST magazine...
Thoughts comments suggestions...
Is this a good Idea?
What I envision is a resource for FIRST teams, it will probably prove more helpful for the Rookies.
Different months, different articles. Mainly acknowledgments of how teams did and how-to guides to programming, wiring, drive train, time management, etc.
Would this be effective?
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aside from robotics, I'm a journalism person too--I've been on the school newspaper staff for four years and looked into the a countywide magazine, so I've taken on different positions on journalism staffs, etc. It's a pretty stable trend that student-published magazines don't fare well, especially compared to student newspapers.
My advice with what you've described is to generalize the magazine for not just FIRST teams if you want to paper publish it. Cover new news stories, feature thisgs and people; that makes it more like a magazine than a textbook in pieces. You'd have to cover a variety of topics about the engineering world, both the technical and non-technical areas. It wouldn't be very big since almost every article needs to be timely to stay away from the textbook thing. You'd probably also take off several months when robot activity is low.
You'd probably also have to charge for it if you want to use color and glossy paper. Our county student magazine had a tough time getting it printed, and it was a very small publication.
Why not publish a how-to guide book for FIRST teams for your IB project? The former top-ranked newspaper in Maryland (was Rockville, now it's my school for the under 1200 full-time student size division) has a published journalism style manual and some rights to a fundraising guide book. With your subject matter, that might be a better option if you're focused on publishing something. Good luck!