The First Amendment was written to protect individual freedoms. Yet today, one-third of Americans believe it “goes too far.” Limiting our freedoms was not the intention of the founding fathers, but...
Frank Baker, Author and Media Literacy Advocate
• March 2, 2021
The inability of many of today’s students to evaluate information online for truthfulness has become a crisis in American education.
Even though most students now use the Internet as their primary...
Grace Bryson, Student Contributor from Washington High School in Washington, Missouri
• February 8, 2021
Laura Miserez, a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, currently works at “The Missourian” in Washington, Missouri, as a reporter and the publication’s Features Editor. She is also working...
Christina Geabhart, MJE, 2019 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year and journalism adviser at Oak Park High School, Kansas City, Mo
• January 28, 2021
Many of us are lucky enough to have students as teaching assistants. Some of us have students with too much time on their hands. What meaningful work can they do that still respects all policies of...
Kathleen Flynn, Wantagh High School, Wantagh, NY
• January 3, 2021
Over the course of the pandemic, many of us have become attached to our pets. There has been a boom in the number of pet adoptions as more and more people have sought out ways to stay happier at home....
Quarantines, Zooms, Hybrid Schedules, Virtual Classrooms and Meet Ups, oh my! To say teaching during COVID-19 has been a challenge would indeed be an understatement. However, five Journalism Advisers from...
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Advisers, we know this year has been tough. It’s been tough for everyone.
Hopefully, we’ve got a couple offers here to help the new year not be so crazy and give you some...
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Fall 2020 Digital Divide contest. Student journalists were given the opportunity to spotlight what schools and communities are doing to ensure all students...
COVID-19 continues to impact our nation. As more and more schooling is delivered via eLearning, a spotlight shines on the “digital divide.”
What is a digital divide? It is the uneven distribution...
Michelle Turner, Washington High School (Missouri) Photography and Broadcast Adviser. JEA 2016 Broadcast Adviser of the Year.
• August 1, 2020
When learning how to operate a DSLR, it is important to understand three critical components to how a camera works; Aperture, ISO, and Shutter Speed. In a previous mini-tutorial, we covered aperture. In...
