The JEA Diversity Award honors a scholastic journalism teacher, student media adviser or scholastic journalism group demonstrating a commitment to cultural awareness and encouraging a multicultural approach with its student media staff, media production and/or community.
Nominees should be at the forefront of promoting diversity in the scholastic media arena, taking steps to break down walls of misunderstanding and ignorance.
Entry Criteria
The nominee should be a scholastic journalism teacher, student media adviser or scholastic journalism group. Retired journalism teachers and advisers, along with those currently teaching or advising may be nominated and JEA members may nominate themselves or their own programs. Organizations supportive of scholastic journalism also may be nominated.
The nominator must be a current JEA member.
How to Apply
The nominator should submit:
- A narrative of up to 500 words explaining how the nominee has demonstrated and encouraged a multicultural approach with student media staff, media production and/or community
- Three additional letters of support from other individuals who know the nominee or group
The online nomination application will be available on Submittable on or around Oct. 15 each year. Nominations are due by Dec. 15.
Judging Criteria
This is a juried award. Entries are evaluated by a national panel of journalism educators consisting of members of the JEA Awards Committee. One winner will be selected and honorable mentions may be given.
Award Recognition
The winner and honorable mentions, if any, will be recognized during the Saturday awards luncheon of the Spring JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention. They will each receive one complimentary ticket to the luncheon.
Please note: If the winner is a group, an adult representative of that group should plan to receive the award. The award includes one complimentary luncheon ticket for that individual only.