National Student Media Contests: Awards - Journalism Education Association

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. They will not be mailed.

Past award recipients

(National Student Media Contests from fall 2019 to present; Write-offs spring 2001 to spring 2019)