The Journalism Education Association continues to support teachers as they work to provide continuity of learning during the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to its members-only curriculum, the organization has released a repository of materials available to anyone working to develop journalism-related activities students can access from home. The National Student Media Contests (formerly Write-off Contests)…
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On April 18 at 3:30 p.m. CDT, JEA will stream the announcement live on Facebook to recognize our national runners-up and name our 2020 Journalist of the Year. Despite the current pandemic screeching the nation to a halt, the national journalist of the year contest continues on schedule. By the March 15 deadline, we received…
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View/download the meeting packet here. Agenda Journalism Education Association Board Meeting April 16, 2020 • 8 a.m. I. Call to order — Sarah Nichols (8 a.m.) II. Roll call and determination of quorum — Connie Fulkerson III. Reading of notice of meeting — Connie Fulkerson IV. Approval of minutes — Sarah Nichols V. Affirmation of…
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It is with heavy hearts that we make the announcement to cancel the 2020 Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville, April 16-18. With the overwhelming concerns of COVID-19, which have prompted schools to ban travel and/or to close for extended periods of time, we want to give our members the ability to focus…
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The Journalism Education Association has hired Lindsay Porter as assistant director. Porter’s career path has built a resume that meets the needs of JEA’s newly created position – assistant director. With the pending retirement of longtime awards and convention coordinator, Connie Fulkerson, the organization’s staff structure was looking toward change. Bringing the task of communication…
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