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Critiques – Postmark by June 6

May 20, 2010

It’s that time of year again. Start preparing your publications and individual entries from critiques. Look under entry forms in RED at the right to get forms and submission instructions. We are using a NEW PROCESS this year, so read every item carefully. Do not use last year’s forms, only the forms posted on the website. We can’t wait to see the great work your students have done this year.

Deadline for submissions is a postmark by June 6.

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DJNF Invites Media Teachers, Advisers to Apply for Honor

April 25, 2010

Paul Kandell of Palo Alto (Calif.) High School has a vision for high school journalism in a digital world where scholastic journalists adapt and innovate to keep up with and ahead of their professional peers. As the Dow Jones News Fund’s 2009 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, he was the 51st person chosen for the honor since 1960.

The Fund wants teachers like Mr. Kandell to apply for the 2010 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Awards program. The Teacher of the Year acts as a spokesperson for scholastic journalism. Applicants may be nominated by scholastic media groups, administrators, colleagues, students or may nominate themselves.
The annual program honors the nation’s top journalism teacher, four Distinguished Advisers and several teachers cited as Special Recognition award winners.
Teachers should be advocates of free expression for high school students, emphasize fairness and responsibility, diversity both on the staff and in media content, and be dedicated to the highest standards of journalistic ethics and practice.
The winning teacher will address the fall convention of the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association. The teacher will attend the annual meeting of the American Society of News Editors and the college-level Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The Teacher of the Year is also a keynote luncheon speaker for the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, a co-sponsor, in New York City each March. Additionally, the winning teacher can attend a professional-level seminar offered at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, St. Petersburg, Fla., and serves as a paid columnist for the Fund’s free quarterly newspaper, Adviser Update. Because of his expertise and advocacy for more tech-savvy presentations and instruction, Mr. Kandell conducted a webinar for the Radio Television Digital News Association on his vision for scholastic media in January, showing the potential for new partnerships and venues for the honored teacher.
The Teacher of the Year and four Distinguished Advisers will receive free subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, a co-sponsor, which includes 30 copies of the full-color newspaper for students, a free Teacher Guide, unlimited access to the Classroom Edition Web site and a daily Journal.
The winning teacher will receive a pin and a plaque and the journalism program will get a state-of-the-art laptop computer. The school district will receive a per diem for program-related absences. A senior at the Teacher of the Year’s high school will receive a $1,000 college scholarship to pursue journalism studies. One student at each of the four Distinguished Advisers’ schools will receive $500 college scholarships. Travel and accommodations for the Teacher of the Year will be provided by DJNF and program sponsors.
Nominees must have at least three years of experience teaching high school journalism or advising a newspaper, newsmagazine or news website, have taught or advised during the 2009-2010 academic year and plan to continue teaching and/or advising in 2010-2011.
The one-page application form asks 14 questions and should be accompanied by a résumé, a 35mm color head shot of the teacher, and six sets of two issues of the 2009-2010 school newspaper, newsmagazine or news website. No more than three letters of support may be submitted. The nomination postmark deadline is July 1.
The selection panel for 2010 will include Mr. Kandell along with professional journalists, college educators and representatives of major scholastic journalism groups.
Application forms can be downloaded from the Programs and Forms sections of the Fund’s website at www.newsfund.org. They can also be obtained from DJNF, P.O. Box 300, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300, by calling 609-452-2820, or by sending an email message with name, mailing address and telephone number to djnf@dowjones.com.
From Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Princeton, NJ, March 24, 2010
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Society of Professional Journalists Announces Scholarship Contest

December 6, 2009

“Why are free and independent news media important?” The  Society of Professional Journalists want to know what your students think and are sponsoring a national contest to find out.

I thought this might be a good essay for a journalism class and/or exam, extra credit.

  • National first place is a $1,000 scholarship
  • Second is a $500 scholarship
  • Third is a $300 scholarship

Students or advisers should go to http://www.spj.org/a-hs.asp for information on where to send your essays.

Postmark deadline is March 5, 2010.

For more information, you can contact Gloria Olman, MJE at gaolman@comcast.net

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Announcing PSPA’s Dry T-Shirt Contest

May 16, 2009

Hey there creative PA student journalists -

PSPA needs a theme for next year.  The theme will guide our year, inspire us, and will be our GPS through this volatile world of journalism.

What is that theme?  You decide.

Send your theme, condensed to one sentence, to Robert.hankes@gmail.com.  Entries must be emailed by Friday, 6/12/09.  PSPA board members will meet on Saturday, 6/13, to choose a theme.   The winner will receive $25 cash and a free shirt.  The theme chosen by the board members will grace the PSPA website, and will appear on the back of PSPA T-Shirts.  These shirts will be available for $10 from PSPA in August of 2009.

The winner will receive $25 cash and a free shirt.

If you use humor, please keep it dry.

NOTE: the board members reserve the right not to choose a theme.

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