The next Journalism of the Year Portfolio Polish will offer prospective award applicants and their advisers a closer look at the design section of the online portfolio.

The Zoom-in will be held Monday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. CST. Sign-up here to request login details; attendees of previous sessions do not need to RSVP.

The panelists include two veteran journalism educators, Christina Porcelli of Florida and California’s Mitch Ziegler, CJE, the 2020 H.L. Hall Yearbook Adviser of the Year. Two 2021 state journalists of the year, Eva McCord of Michigan, and Catherine McCarthy of Florida, will also share their portfolios and field questions. JEA Journalist of the Year coordinator Joe Humphrey, MJE, will moderate. 

“Eva and Catherine had some of the strongest design sections in the 2021 competition and I’m glad they will be able to share their expertise,” Humphrey said.

This Portfolio Polish will be available on demand as part of a growing collection of tutorial videos and other resources aimed at helping applicants for Journalist of the Year. A final session will be held Jan. 31 to review the Web and Social Med section of the journalist of the year rubric.The Journalist of the Year scholarship competition begins at the state level, with winning portfolios advancing to JEA, which in April will name one $3,000 scholarship winner and four runners-up, who each will receive $1,000 scholarships.