Even without a state law to support them, four St. Louis-area schools showed they actively support and protect First Amendment rights of their students and teachers and have earned the 2013 First Amendment Press Freedom Award. Francis Howell High School and Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Mo., Kirkwood (Mo.) High School, and Lafayette High School, Wildwood,…
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In celebration of Scholastic Journalism Week (Feb. 17-23), 45words encourages media staffs across the nation to participate in Cross Country Cookies. All you need are 45 cookies and a group of passionate student journalists. Write one word from the First Amendment on each cookie . Then, put all of the cookies together in order, snap…
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“I am honored and excited to be selected as JEA secretary,” Eden said. “I look forward to the challenge of helping this team in its continued efforts to move scholastic journalism forward.” Mitch Eden, MJE, has been named secretary of the Journalism Education Board of Directors. JEA President Mark Newton, MJE, appointed Eden today to…
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Officials from the Journalism Education Association and the National Scholastic Press Association today finalized their educational convention joint operating agreement to organize the spring and fall National High School Journalism Conventions. The agreement governs the relationship between the parties for all conventions for which they have jointly agreed to reserve a venue for a convention.…
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JEA Members, Are you a creative, energetic go-getter who values accomplishment? Are you an organized, thoughtful person who can complete multiple tasks on a strict deadline? Do you have an understanding of JEA initiatives, committees and commissions? Are you interested in advocating for JEA members? Are you interested in a JEA leadership position? We are…
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