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CMS for High School Newspaper Website?
wyldeone asks: "I'm responsible for creating a site for my high schools newspaper, and I'm at a loss for what technology to use. It is small, and there will be about one issue a month. I have looked into some weblogging software like MovableType, and WordPress and they seems too simple, but larger CMS offerings (Campsite and PROPS, for example) seem too complex and powerful for this project. Are there any suggestions from Slashdot readers who run high school or college newspapers?"
"...larger CMS offerings ... seem too complex and powerful for this project. Are there any suggestions from Slashdot readers who run high school or college newspapers?"
I think that what wyldeone is requesting is a CMS that doesn't rely on a high level of ubergeekiness. Presumably he or she is working with a relatively unskilled group. Most of what's been suggested have a big learning curve, and require a willingness to dig into the guts of some pretty idiosyncratic packages.
If he or she is going to set up a system that will endure and be used it will need to be friendly to casual users who change from year to year.
Three Squirrels
We spend a lot of time talking about content management. There should really be a topic for it.
I have looked into some weblogging software like MovableType, and WordPress and they seems too simple
In what regard? I've helped some friends set up WP, and they like the simple-to-use interface, and after adding a few quick-and-dirty freely-downloadable hacks (picture galleries, icon displayers, etc) they're good to go. IMO, this would be a pretty straightforward setup for a high school newspaper. This is especially true if it's going to be run by students, who may want to contribute to the paper, but aren't the most computer-oriented.
Not to disagree with you at all -- it is meant to be simple. I'm just curious what requirements eliminate WP from your consideration.