Plus one pupil will win the title of The Herald and Daily What News ‘Schools Journalist of the Year’

Four pupils from across Scotland will have the chance to spend a day at The Herald or The Daily What News offices in Glasgow, where there will be the opportunity to find out how a newspaper is run, what the job roles and opportunities are, how deadlines are met and what skills are needed to write and publish the news.

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Pupils are invited to write a short news story. It can be about anything they think is topical – be it local, regional or even international news. See the ‘how to enter’ page <http://www.dailywhat.org.uk/2011/03/chance-for-pupils-to-win-a-day-working-as-a-journalist.aspx> for more details on the editorial brief and timings for entry.

Four winning news stories will be selected by the editor of The Herald newspaper, and these articles will be printed on The Daily What News for everyone in schools across Scotland to read.

There are also runner-up prizes – tickets to the Glasgow Science Centre or Historic Scotland family explorer passes.

Entries close Friday 25 March 2011.