This document outlines the structure and requirements of a newspaper production course at San Francisco State University. The class meets twice a week and involves students working on the Golden Gate Xpress newspaper and website. Students take on roles as reporters, editors, or photographers, and are required to submit multiple portfolios of their work for grading over the course of the semester. Activities in the class include critiques of student work, story brainstorming sessions, and sending groups of students out to find stories.