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The counterpart to the [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]] is an absurdly elaborate school paper with production values and writing quality that real commercial newspapers would envy. The activities of the [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]] and other very popular students will be chronicled in minute detail by the
Real schools, particularly of the [[Elaborate University High]] type, sometimes have real newspapers of this level of quality, but they tend to report actual news or fluff pieces, rather than the sorts of gossip that find their way into [[Anime]] school newspapers. For these reasons, the club is often a functional antagonist to the [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]].
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== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'': One of the best-known episodes of the
** 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,
* ''[[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 the same teacher he and his fellow students had derided as being dull and using outdated teaching methods.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.
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