Creating a Deeper Understanding of the First Amendment With a PSA Contest
Stacy Gerst, Hammonton High School in Hammonton, New Jersey
July 8, 2019
The need for greater knowledge and understanding of the First Amendment is vital to our democracy. If this instruction does not occur in our classrooms, where is it taking place? In social media forums where misinformation and disinformation run rampant and unchecked, or within partisan realms where...
4 days led to 50 minutes of Wow
Christina Geabhart, MJE, journalism adviser at Oak Park High School, KC, Mo
June 22, 2019
Two years ago, I wrote on this site about how to use a few hours before school starts to jump start your staff. Today, we wrapped up an eight-hour, four-day camp with the newsmagazine staff; and it was such a great week of learning, I just had to share. This year, we have half newbies joining a staff of ...
Q and A with the Pros: Dana Marquart
Michelle Turner, Washington, MO and 2016 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year
June 3, 2019
Recently, SJ picked the brain of portrait photographer Dana Maquart. Her love for photography started in high school. SJ: How did you get interested in photography? Dana: "I majored in journalism and minored in graphic communications, so a lot of my college classes involved darkroom photography, but I really was interested in taking portraits when I started tea...
Tips for Reporting the Legalization of Marijuana
SchoolJournalism.org staff
May 28, 2019
As more and more states legalize medical and/or recreational marijuana, journalism advisers and students are finding themselves in new territory. As of May 2019, federal laws treat marijuana as a controlled substance, which makes understanding how the laws work tricky. This map features a state-by-st...
The results are in on the third annual First Amendment Matters PSA contest
SchoolJournalism.org staff
May 14, 2019
SchoolJournalism.org’s third annual First Amendment Matters PSA contest had many great entries. Choosing a winner was not an easy task. Entries needed to follow the contest specifications that included, but was not limited to: following copyright laws, using original content, meeting the time requirement,...
Separating Work and Home
Leigh Rogers, Hermann, Mo., yearbook adviser
May 8, 2019
Is this even possible or applicable for every teacher? This is the first question that pops in my head as a I begin to write this article. As I enter my fifth year of teaching, I feel I have largely been able to create this separation in my life, but when I typically leave my classroom at 4 p.m.,...
New Voices marches on in more states
Paul Aubrey, journalism teacher and publications adviser at North Kansas City High School, Kansas City, MO
April 25, 2019
New Voices legislation expanded again with more states introducing bills this legislative session. After North Dakota passed the John Wall New Voices Act in 2015, the movement grew. This year, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New ...
SchoolJournalism.org launches First Amendment Video PSA Contest 2019
April 2, 2019
Multiple surveys and studies have shown Americans remain unaware of the five freedoms the First Amendment guarantees. When more Americans can name characters from an animated television series than the freedoms outlined by the First Amendment, that is a clear indicator the time for education is now....
Century Link Helps Dunnellon High School Put “Reading for Radio©” On The Air
Barry Carrus, Dunnellon High School, The GROWL radio
February 28, 2019
As a media professional since 1972, I found myself in South Florida in the new millennium working as audio engineer for the Miami Dolphins and Florida Marlins. A move to Central Florida several years later forced me out of the media business and into education, where I have been ever since. I teach...
New collegiate majors open wider doors
Michelle Turner, Washington High School, Washington, MO, and JEA 2016 Broadcast Adviser of the Year
January 25, 2019
With digital storytelling and production majors on the rise, more students who would have pursued a journalism degree in college now roll the dice on a degree that some say allows more freedom and flexibility in both career options and storytelling styles. SchoolJournalism recently visited with two su...
Multiple surveys and studies have shown that Americans remain unaware of the five freedoms the First Amendment guarantees. When more Americans can name characters from an...
MIPA is a state organization working in association with the Missouri School of Journalism; Journalism Educators Association, JEA; and the National Scholastic Press Association,...
January 14, 2017