Journalist of the Year Resources
Learn about JEA's Journalist of the Year scholarship competition with program coordinator Joe Humphrey. He will look at the process, the rubric, best practices for creating a student portfolio and more.
This video is the recorded session from the Fall JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention. Student journalists asked questions about the Journalist of the Year application process.
Please note two updates that have been made after production of these videos:
- Applicants are no longer required to have two years of scholastic journalism experience, though most will.
- JEA has increased the number of runner-up winners to four and the runner-up scholarship amount to $1,000.
Diversity Zoom-in
Journalist of the Year Zoom-in with panelists discussing ideas and best practices for the commitment to diversity portion of the scholarship competition.
Personal narrative Zoom-in
Journalist of the Year Zoom-in discussing the personal narratives with special guest, writing coach Roy Peter Clark.
Editing, leadership and team building Zoom-in
Journalist of the Year Zoom-in discussing editing, leadership and team building with Susan Gregory, MJE; Karl Grubaugh, CJE, and Lori Keekley, MJE.
Broadcasting journalism Zoom-in
2020 JEA Journalist of the Year winner Emily Hood and broadcasting advisers Jonathan Rogers, MJE; Omar Delgado and Christina Insua discuss on broadcast packages and best practices.
Law, ethics and news literacy Zoom-in
Journalist of the Year Zoom-in discussing law, ethics and news literacy with Adriana Chavira, MJE, an adviser at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Van Nuys, California; Hadar Harris, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, and Kristin Taylor, MJE, a California adviser and JEA’s Scholastic Press Rights director.