By Louisa Avery, MJE, JEA awards chair Dec. 15, during a surprise presentation at a school assembly at Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, JEA presented C. Dow Tate with the 2023 H.L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year award. Last year’s recipient, Kristi Rathbun, MJE, adviser at Rock Canyon High…
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The Journalism Education Association connects 2,600 members (and growing) with the tools to build stronger journalism classrooms. We are launching an endowment to serve diverse groups including our members and their students to support our association’s long-term sustainability goals. Being an adviser is a tough job, but our members are uplifting each other, sharing their tips and…
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The National Student Media Contests were all completed online and on site for the 2023 Fall JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Boston. In all, 1,453 students competed in photo, broadcast, graphic design, literary magazine, design and writing contests. There were 601 students recognized with 92 superior, 183 excellent and 326 honorable mention awards. All the competitors had…
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By Lindsay Porter, CJE, JEA assistant director A graphic design from Meh’Quira Malone, senior at Sparkman High School, in Harvest Alabama, was selected to represent Scholastic Journalism Week 2024 happening Feb. 19-23, 2024. “The theme is “Here To Stay,” which focuses on the history of scholastic journalism and the legacy of the Journalism Education Association…
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Students from duPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky were named National Journalism Quiz Bowl champions on Nov. 4 at the Fall JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Boston. The duPont Manual team was comprised by Grace Fridy, Isabella Edghill, Maggie Stone and Isabella Shory. The team is advised by Margaret Mattingly. To determine…
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