Job Opening

Review of applications for the Journalism Education Associaton's next executive director will begin April 1 and continue until the position is filled.

The position begins July 1, 2010 and includes being associate director of Student Publications, Inc. and an associate professor in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

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Cover photo by Katie East, Shawnee Mission East High School (Prairie Village, Kan.); Dow Tate, adviser

New JEA magazine coming in January

The third issue of the year is 36 pages of material on advising, writing, photograhy, including a new column: "Me too" featuring some excerpts from the JEA LISTSERV.

• Student life beyond the cliché — Well-rounded coverage that reflects the diversity of the school and is personalized for the year is part of every yearbook student life section. In addition, the coverage needs to be fresh, unique and innovative as numerous examples show.
• Rugby increases in popularity — Rugby, thanks in part to a newly released movie, Invictus, continues to gain in popularity. Coverage of this organized, club or intramural sport can add depth to the sports sections of both the newspaper and yearbook. | By Bradley Wilson
• Writing to grab readers — Writers need to focus on writing memorable stories, stories that stimulate the interests of readers. By focusing on characters and images, writers can do just that. | By Lori Oglesbee with additional material by Jack Kennedy, Don Fry and Jill Geisler
• Conjunctions link similarities — Writers must master correct choice of prepositions and the helpful sequencing of details to enhance the connections writers make in solid reporting. Coordinate conjunctions help make the connections. | By David Pates
• Wordle more than a toy — Wordle is a Web-based application that allows uses to create word clouds from a block of text. The tool can be used for content analysis and can even produce high-resolution PDF output for print publications. | By Bradley Wilson

American University, Association of Texas Photography Instructors, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Friesens, JS Printing, Kent State University, News Sim 2.0, Point Park University, University of Iowa, University of Kansas

Mentor Program finds preliminary success in addressing its goals

Mentor Program finds preliminary success in addressing its goals As the JEA Mentoring Program enters its third year, officials see progress in several areas that are targeted goals for the program including improving teaching practice, retraining quality teachers/advisers and building stronger journalism programs.

CLICK HERE for more information and and update on the mentor program. You can always find information on the Mentor Program under the Resources tab — one click away.

Fall 2009 Semi-Annual Report
See what the leaders in your association have accomplished in the last six months.

Bookstore down

The JEA online bookstore is experiencing technicial difficulties due to unanticipated changes in the Yahoo Small Business service. We will get it back up and running as soon as possible.

You may place orders by phone by calling toll free 866-532-5532 or by fax, 785-532-5563. Bookstore hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Central Time.

Visit JEA’s Digital Media

JEADigitalMedia.org's goal is to educate JEA high-school advisers and their students about relevant areas of digital media, including, but not limited to: Web sites, podcasts, blogs, broadcasts, social networks, etc. CLICK HERE