Over the past year, hundreds of high school journalists throughout the country worked hours to complete their portfolios for state Journalist of the Year contests, and the 36 state winners who entered the national competition were recognized April 25 at the opening ceremony of the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Anaheim. The…
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Photo by Olivia Bergmeier The following contestants have received awards for the Spring 2019 Anaheim Write-offs. 1021 students entered the Write-offs including 103 in broadcast 231 in photography 55 in literary magazine 236 in yearbook 557 received awards (55%) including 85 Superiors (15%) 176 Excellents (32%) 296 Honorable Mentions (53%) See a few of the judges’…
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The Journalism Education Association has named Tayla Ahlf of Derby (Kansas) North Middle School, the 2019 Aspiring Young Journalist Award honoree. JEA presents this award to junior high/middle school students to acknowledge and reward their work, and to encourage them to continue their journalistic studies in high school. Marchella Mazzoni of Winslow Township Middle School…
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JEA’s board of directors and Executive Director Kelly Glasscock, CJE, pose with a K-State pennant to celebrate a signed contract for the university to host the organization’s headquarters from 2019-2024. Photo by Bradley Wilson, MJE The Journalism Education Association has approved a five-year contract with Kansas State University to begin July 1, 2019. The board…
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The Journalism Education Association and Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalists have named The Chronicle staff at Classical Academy High School in Escondido, California, as winner of the 2019 Student Journalist Impact Award. After the death of one of their classmates, the staff of The Chronicle knew it needed to do…
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