The Golden Dragon is spearheading a new interschool initiative to connect student-led publications across South Korea.
Student journalism across international schools in Korea has long operated in isolation. The Korean International Scholastic Press Association, or KISPA, aims to change that.
Whether your school has a well-fledged newspaper, a literary magazine, or a brand new publication, KISPA offers a space to collaborate and share resources.
So how does it work?
Member publications will be encouraged to cross-link (if published online) and republish each other’s work, allowing the impact of student voices to extend beyond their own school walls. A shared resource library will include style guides, workflow templates, and other resources: any institutional knowledge that often disappears when the seniors graduate. And for students who want to write outside their school’s ecosystem entirely, KISPA will run its own independent publication KISPA Journal, open to contribution from every member school.
The Golden Dragon is proud to be a founding member of this initiative. We believe that by working together, everyone becomes stronger.
KISPA is currently reaching out to student publications across Korea, and so far has Busan Foreign School’s Global Affairs Magazine on board. If your run a student publication and you’re interested in joining, please reach out to us at kispainfo [at] gmail [dot] com or visit kispa.net.
— The Editors, The Golden Dragon