- Winners receive a certificate and are recognized at the Sunday awards ceremony in the fall or the Saturday awards ceremony in the spring. The ratings are superior, excellent and honorable mention. Superior ratings, which are awarded with a medal, may be given to no more than 10 percent of the entries in any contest. Judges may give as many ratings in excellent and honorable mention as appropriate.
- Winning entries may be broadcast, displayed or published in JEA publications or on its affiliated websites. Winners’ names and schools will be published on the JEA website.
- There will be no sweepstakes. Emphasis will be placed on the learning experience provided each individual contestant.
- Contest entries are available for pickup at the closing awards ceremony (Saturday afternoon for spring conventions, Sunday morning for fall conventions). Unclaimed packets will be mailed to the schools. Oversized entries must be picked up. They will not be mailed.
Past award recipients
(National Student Media Contests from fall 2019 to present; Write-offs spring 2001 to spring 2019)
- 2024 • JEA Centennial
- Fall 2023 • Boston
- Spring 2023 • San Francisco
- Fall 2022 • St. Louis
- Spring 2022 • Los Angeles
- Fall 2021 • Virtual
- Spring 2021 • Virtual
- Fall 2020 • Orlando (virtual)
- Spring 2020 • Nashville (contest canceled)
- Fall 2019 • Washington, D.C.
- Spring 2019 • Anaheim
- Fall 2018 • Chicago
- Spring 2018 • San Francisco
- Fall 2017 • Dallas
- Spring 2017 • Seattle
- Fall 2016 • Indianapolis
- Spring 2016 • Los Angeles
- Fall 2015 • Orlando
- Spring 2015 • Denver
- Fall 2014 • Washington, D.C.
- Spring 2014 • San Diego
- Fall 2013 • Boston
- Spring 2013 • San Francisco
- Fall 2012 • San Antonio
- Spring 2012 • Seattle
- Fall 2011 • Minneapolis
- Spring 2011 • Anaheim
- Fall 2010 • Kansas City
- Spring 2010 • Portland
- Fall 2009 • Washington, D.C.
- Spring 2009 • Phoenix
- Fall 2008 • St. Louis
- Spring 2008 • Anaheim
- Fall 2007 • Philadelphia
- Spring 2007 • Denver
- Fall 2006 • Nashville
- Spring 2006 • San Francisco
- Spring 2005 • Seattle
- Fall 2004 • Atlanta
- Spring 2004 • San Diego
- Fall 2003 • Washington, D.C.
- Spring 2003 • Portland
- Fall 2002 • Dallas
- Spring 2002 • Phoenix
- Fall 2001 • Boston
- Spring 2001 • San Francisco