Look at problems• Bullying is intentional aggressive behavior. It can take the form of physical or verbal harassment and involves an imbalance of power (a group of children can gang up on a victim or someone who is physically bigger or more aggressive can intimidate someone else, for instance).
• Bullying behavior can include teasing, insulting someone (particularly about their weight or height, race, sexuality, religion or other personal traits), shoving, hitting, excluding someone, or gossiping about someone.
• Bullying can cause a victim to feel upset, afraid, ashamed, embarrassed, and anxious about going to school. It can involve children of any age, including younger elementary grade-schoolers and even kindergarteners.
Bullying behavior is frequently repeated unless there is intervention. The topic of bullying in schools may seem to be overdone and not worthy of coverage in your school, but don't be so quick to judge.
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Finally, social media and modern technology open new threats to kids.
Some of these topics would make a great Investigative series in your publication. Break down the topic into several parts: The problem, causes and solutions may be three parts. Or, you could look at three or four types of bullying. Or you could look at examples of bullying with interviews -- online videos; national, state and local statistics; and end it all with an editorial.
Here's an article from The Poynter about writing an excellent series by Kelley Benham
Pick one and run with it.
Obviously, the series requires the work of writers, editors, designers, photojournalists and graphic artists. This requires a serious commitment on the part of the newspaper. The same will be true for your staff.
Here is another outstanding first-person investigative piece from The University of Texas at Arlington.