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Learn how to use JEA’s new membership system

Sept. 11 JEA launched a new website and membership system. Before members will be able to access members-only content at JEA.org you will need to activate your new membership account.

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Raper named 2024 Broadcast Adviser of the Year

The Journalism Education Association has named Margie Raper, MJE, of Rock Hill High School, Frisco, Texas, its 2024 Broadcast Adviser of the Year.

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Furnas receives JEA’s highest honor, Carl Towley Award

The Journalism Education Association has named Kelly Furnas, MJE, of Gibsonville, North Carolina, its 2024 Carl Towley Award recipient.

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JEA Centennial celebration begins

JEA celebrates a century of scholastic journalism education

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Learn how to use JEA’s new membership system

Raper named 2024 Broadcast Adviser of the Year

Furnas receives JEA’s highest honor, Carl Towley Award

JEA Centennial celebration begins

Let your students shine in the fall National Student Media Contests. NSMC allows scholastic journalists to test their skills as they compete in 45 contest categories at the Fall JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention — 21 contests take place on site Nov. 8 in Philadelphia, and 24 contests are submitted online by Oct. 15 with mandatory on-site critiques Nov. 8. Online contest submissions can be submitted Sept. 17 through Oct. 15. All submissions must be entered by noon Central, Tuesday, Oct. 15. Learn more >>

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The Journalism Education Association supports free and responsible scholastic journalism by providing resources and educational opportunities, by promoting professionalism, by encouraging and rewarding student excellence and teacher achievement, and by fostering an atmosphere which encompasses diversity yet builds unity.

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JEA’s curriculum offers hundreds of lessons in areas including writing, multimedia, design, and law and ethics. Each lesson includes standards, learning objectives, materials and assessment guides.

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JEA awards and contests offer members and their students a platform to showcase excellence and receive the recognition they deserve.

Press rights library

JEA Scholastic Press Rights Committee works to empower and educate students and advisers concerning legal and ethical issues. The committee provides lesson plans, commentary and support.

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C:JET magazine

Communication: Journalism Education Today provides educational perspectives to JEA members on a wide variety of topics, such as teaching and advising issues, scholastic media strategy, pedagogical updates, current journalism research, and other professional and technological concerns.

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JEA’s centennial is a unique and significant opportunity for the association to articulate its remarkable trajectory — unparalleled in scholastic media education.

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Since 1924, JEA has been leading the way in scholastic journalism and media education. With your support, we plan to continue these efforts for decades to come.