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Issues w/ Co-editors

Sarah Mackenzie, 10/16/2005, 2:56:56 AM

I am one of three editors in chief of my school's yearbook. The other two girls are very good friends and I often feel alienated. Outside of yearbook, we are in different social circles and have few, if any, common interests. Often times they will converse outside the classroom about yearbook matters and not allow me into discussion. In every major decision we have made, I have been outvoted 2-1. This does not seem fair and I feel that if I tell the other two girls how I feel, they will use it against me in the future. Our adviser does not recognize that there is problem. I am frustrated because this is supposed to be my book too and I am getting no influence in it. Suggestions?

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from an editor to another, 10/17/2005, 11:20:45 PM
Yes.. I kinda know how you feel. I am the editor-in-chief of my schools newspaper. They other page editors always plan things and make me look bad b/c i am only a junior. I dont know how to solve my issue...but for yours i would suggest you just becoming friends with the other editors. Find things that interest you both and just find things to talk to them about other than yearbook things. They will come around eventually.

In Agreement, 10/23/2005, 11:07:54 AM
I understand completely how you feel. I am one of three co-editors in our yearbook, however, one girl has received the title as editor-in-chief. I'm constantly frustrated with the other two because so far, neither of them have done anything to help the yearbook. They are both cheerleaders and friends, so it makes it hard to be around them and even talk with them to make decisions. I've been putting out tons of efforts to help our book, and I feel like I'm the only one doing anything. I don't want our book to flop. Even though we are stuck in the same situation, try and stick through it. Don't be afriad to stand up for yourself and make sure that your voice is heard. Remember, you are an editor for a reason. Now I'm going to try and take some of my own advice~

, 11/5/2005, 11:12:39 AM
This happened last year on the yearbook staff at my school. I am on newspaper not yearbook, but we have the same advisor so I saw what was happening. Really the best thing is to talk with your advisor. It is the hardest thing to do but it improved the whole atmosphere in our publication room when the girls talked with the advisor.