The National Student Media Contests were all completed online and on site for the 2023 Spring JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in San Francisco. In all, 1,043 students competed in photo, broadcast, graphic design, literary magazine, design and writing contests. There were 493 students recognized with 83 superior, 153 excellent and 257 honorable mention awards. All the competitors…
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By Joe Humphrey, MJE, Journalist of the Year Coordinator SAN FRANCISCO – A once-shy freshman who found her voice through writing was recognized today as the Journalism Education Association 2023 Journalist of the Year. Grace Hamilton of The American School in London is the first winner of the award from an international school. Hamilton, editor…
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By Joe Humphrey, MJE, Journalist of the Year coordinator SAN FRANCISCO – When school was still on Zoom, journalism class started at 7 a.m. at Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. And when adviser Sara-Beth Badalamente, CJE, would log in at 6:55, she’d always find one sixth grader ready and waiting. That eager student,…
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by Sergio Luis Yanes, MJE Introduction In November 2021, the JEA board officially adopted its first Commitment to Diversity, outlining the organization’s specific goals in addressing various inequities and disparities in the fields of education and journalism. The statement was intended to shape how our organization continues to serve the professional field and our members…
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By Erinn Harris, MJE, JEA awards chair “It all began on a sullen afternoon in March when Mr. Schurevich told my English class that he would not be returning to Omaha Central High School next year,” Jane McGill said. “As my classmates peppered him with anxious questions about his plans for the future, a question…
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