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* Mari Kawai from ''[[Slam Dunk]]''.
* ''[[Kiniro no Corda|La Corda d'Oro]]'' has Nami Amou who mainly reports on the schools music competition.
* Despite not belonging to the school newspaper, [[Prince of Tennis|Sadaharu Inui]] fits some of the tropes when he goes in his "data gathering" rounds, to the point of stalking his own teammates more than once just to get their reactions ([[Butt Monkey|and getting beaten up when they find out]]).
** In the Chinese drama, [[Tsundere|Tomoka]] [[Fan Girl|Osakada]] is actually a member of the school paper.
* Noto Kanazawa from ''[[Susume Kitakou Housoubu]]'' (by [[Axis Powers Hetalia|Hidekazu Himaruya]]) is originally this, and later is both a SNNH ''and'' a [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] when he becomes a [[Canon Immigrant]] in the Noto-sama games.
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== Film ==
* The protagonist of ''[[Assassination of a High School President]]''.
* Gonzo of "Beware The Gonzo" got kicked off the school paper for being his, he starts his own gonzo style paper as a result.
* Laurie in ''[[The Wave]]''.
* Angie in the movie adaptation of ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]''.
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'': One of the best-known episodes of the series -- and the template for the [[Very Special Episode]] -- was the 1983 episode "The Reporter," where Arnold (Gary Coleman) writes a story about a drug deal made on school grounds. The principal, thinking the intended report was a fabrication (or at the very least, is unflattering), wants the story pulled ... until First Lady Nancy Reagan (in the midst of her "Just Say No" campaign) shows up to not only substantiate the story, but state that drug pushers are at work in schools across the nation.
** Arnold continued to write for school newspapers throughout the rest of the series, and the occassional episode was dedicated to his developing journalism career. For instance, the last-aired episode of the series -- "The Front Page," aired March 7, 1986 -- saw Arnold go uncover to confirm suspicions that a popular athlete is using steroids.
* ''[[Family Ties]]'': Alex learns a tough lesson on journalism ethics in Season 1's "Big Brother is Watching," when he uncovers a cheating scandal involving his sister, Mallory, and most of the popular students/athletes. Despite an admonition by the adviser not to publish the story with the names, Alex feels obliged to do so ... and he loses his job as a result. Alex adamatly defends his stance, but Steven tells him that while he was correct in publishing an unflattering story, he was unfair by publishing the names of the students involved, none of whom had their due process yet.
* ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'': In Season 3's "The Power of the Press," Peter joins the Filmore Junior High newspaper staff and gains friends when he publishes their names in his column, "Scoop Brady." However, when Peter gets a poor grade on his science test (he had neglected to study), he decides to bargain for a better grade by writing a flattering article about the teacher (a gentleman nearing retirement age) ... the same teacher he and his fellow students had derided as being dull and using outdated teaching methods. Of course, the [[An Aesop|episode's moral]] is enforced fully: "Flattery will get you nowhere," and Peter's "D" on his science test stands.
* ''[[Family Matters]]'': In the fifth-season episode "Opposites Attract," Laura is the editor for the Muskrat Times (the Vanderbilt High School newspaper), and Urkel is a staff reporter.
* ''[[Saved by the Bell|Saved By the Bell: The New Class]]'': Two episodes center around the school newspaper, the ''Bayside Breeze''. "The People's Choice," from 1994, centers around new faculty adviser Screech's attempts to improve the paper, leading to student staff members to skip class to work on the paper. The 1998 episode "Do the Write Thing" centers on administrative censorship after Mr. Belding withholds publication of an article about student athletes getting preferential treatment for such things as discipline and assignments. (The original series had no newspaper-centered episodes, but did have one centering around the school's radio station, KKTY, which has a news program.)
* Several ''[[Afterschool Special]]'' programs centering on censorship were set at a high school newspaper. The scenario usually saw the main protagonist (usually a self-assured high school senior girl who was the editor) uncover some major scandal or wrongdoing, or at the very least, write a story on a subject that paints the school in an unflattering light, the principal getting wind of the newspaper's plans, and efforts to stop the story from being publish kick into high gear. The editor will invariably stand his/her ground, and the battle eventually is brought before the school board, and if not resolved go to court. Almost always, the student editor comes out victorious, leaving the administration and/or student athletes to deal with the fallout.
* [[Veronica Mars]] was on her high school newspaper staff as a photographer, and later did some actual journalizing herself. The school's television news program was a common sight. (This is not as unbelievable as it sounds; it's the only public school in a county filled with people who would be paying large metric buttloads of property and other taxes.) In college, she joined the newspaper, but didn't stay; the paper was hip-deep in the factionalization of the campus, and Veronica wanted no part.
** Actually, Neptune is supposedly in California, which means the property taxes are probably very low and specifically there aren't ''any'' local property taxes at all. Of course, generous donations as tax write-offs makes just as much sense, so it's still believable.
* Chloe from the early seasons of ''[[Smallville]]''.
** She was editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper, her freshman year. Anyone who's been on a high school newspaper knows how ridiculous that is.
*** Ridiculous, yes, but justified by the way the Torch seems to be pariahville... it seems like literally no one except Chloe actually wants to be on the newspaper staff. She only has a staff in the sense that she can sometimes bully/guilt friends into contributing (the only other people we see working at the Torch just happen to be Clark and Pete, Chloe's two best friends, and Lois, her close cousin; so yeah, the only reason there's even ''that'' much of a staff is because Chloe basically drags her close friends into it). Such complete lack of interest in journalism in a school that size is itself rather difficult to credit, but it at least explains how a freshman got to be editor.
**** Similarly, the way the Torch seems to come out ''ridiculously often'', as in at least once a week. And it seems to be at least eight pages long, if not more, each time- that involves writing 11-16 stories, editing those, photography (11-16 different, ''good'' pictures), layout, packaging, and printing. With only ''one'' consistent staff member. Over the course of a week. (For comparison, this troper's (national-award-winning) school newspaper has twelve staff members, is usually 16 or 20 pages, and takes up about eight-ten hours a week of our time- and we only publish once a ''month''.)
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{{quote|Vincent Gélinas: (after getting another budget cut) My next editorial will be [[Large Ham|bloody! (makes quick throat slashing noises)]] Even if I have to [[Determinator|write it on toilet paper!]]<br />
Rodolphe Giroux (the principal): Good. [[Deadpan Snarker|For once, your newspaper will be useful for something.]] }}
* [[Gilmore Girls]] has Rory, who began the series as an aspiring journalist.
* [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]] has Sabrina working her way into the field despite the fact that her favorite subject started out as being science.
== Radio ==
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== Video Games ==
* Ran Hibiki from ''[[Rival Schools]]''. It's a fighting game, of all things, so Ran uses her camera and tape recorder as weapons.
* Sophia from the ''[[Fading Hearts]]'' [[Visual Novel]].
* Emily Imagawa, one of our daughter's friends, in [[Princess Maker|Princess Maker 5]].
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== Web Original ==
* Shin in ''[[Sailor Nothing]]'', she like both Ivan Bezdomnies has the issue of sitting on a huge story which involves magic and stuff almost no-one will believe. She's sitting on it and plans to a publish it as a book one day. {{spoiler|In the end, she does, refusing to publish it as fiction despite her publisher's insistence}}.
* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' has Matt Wittany and Ken Lawson, the former of which has apparently interviewed just about everybody in Southridge High School at some point, including [[The Stoic|recluse]] Bobby Jacks.
** More recently we've been introduced to Amber Whimsy, who's articles are infamous for regularly invading students' private lives, with some help from her best friend Paige Single. She's more of a subversion though, as none of her stories of this nature have ever made it to print.
== Western Animation ==
* Milly and Tamiya of ''[[Code Lyoko]]'', to the point that they can report on pretty much whatever the hell they want (up to and including love dodecahedrons and embarassing childhood photos), and follow nearly everyone everywhere with their microphone and video camera. Curiously, despite this equipment, they have only a newspaper.
* Angelica Pickles tries her hand at it as an ''[[All Grown Up!]]'' episode's subplot ("Chuckie's in Love").
* Ditto with Taranee Cook and Irma Lair in "Stop the Presses" (''[[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]'').
** In season two's episode "L is for Loser", the Grumper sisters join the school radio station (run by Irma) and go on the lookout for juicy gossip.
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