What do use today to celebrate the First Amendment? It’s a great day for it. Here are some easy ideas to get you started. 1. You could play a “man on the street” style game, where students interview students around the building asking them about their First Amendment freedoms and giving treats for correct answers.…
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By Louisa Avery, MJE Along with Black History Month, February also brings Scholastic Journalism Week — Feb. 21-25. This year’s theme is Amplifying Voices, so it is fitting that we use this time to examine the work of Black journalists in the past and now, as well as how race has been depicted in the…
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Online submission materials are made available for use in preparing entries for selected JEA National Student Media Contests. Each zip file contains contest instructions and all materials needed to complete your entry. For full contest information, go to the main JEA National Student Media Contests page. Online contests 36 Broadcast News Story, 37 Broadcast Sports Story, 38…
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The final Journalist of the Year Portfolio Polish live session will be held on Monday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. CST. The Zoom-in will cover the web and social media section of the journalist of the year online portfolio. Sign-up here to request login details; attendees of previous sessions do not need to RSVP. “We…
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By Valerie Kibler, MJE, and Carol Lange When Bob Button moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1994 to become Virginia High School League assistant director for academic activities, he was a Michigan scholastic journalism legend and nationally respected educator. He shared his cheerful smile, effervescent personality and commitment to the success of students and their teacher-advisers…
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