Scholastic Journalism and Related Professional
Organizations
|
CSPA is based at Columbia University in New York City and
offers summer workshops, separate national conventions for
high school and collegiate students and advisers in the spring,
and several awards programs, including the Gold Circle and
Gold and Silver Crown award competitions. CSPA also sponsors
the Gold Key awards programs to honor distinguished advisers
and professionals who have made significant contributions
to CSPA or to scholastic journalism nationally. CSPA publishes
a member newsletter and summer scholastic journalism workshop
on the Franklin College campus.
|
| |
Founded in 1927, the CSPAA is a professional organization
of teachers/advisers devoted to the development of the student
press in accordance with educational practices. Its purposes
include: to function as an autonomous unit of the CSPA; to
foster the interests and promote the professional status of
advisers to student publications; to encourage sympathetic
teamwork between faculty advisers (as the official representatives
of their publications) and the school administrators and the
community; to inaugurate and publish studies of problems relative
to students' publications as well as pamphlets, bulletins
and monographs for advisers.
|
| |
The IHSPA, based at Franklin College, is a member-based
organization offering a variety of services for advisers and
scholastic media. The IHSPA, one of the few such organizations
which draws much of its annual income from a major endowment
from the Pulliam Foundation, sponsors a two-day workshop in
early October as well as the Hoosier Star student publications
competitions. IHSPA also publishes a member newsletter and
summer scholastic journalism workshops on the Franklin College
campus.
|
| |
The Inland Press Association, based in Chicago, is a newspaper
association serves 860 newspaper members representing all
50 U.S. states, Canada and Bermuda. The association produces
industry standard research in newspaper compensation and
cost/revenue analyses. Inland also sponsors more than 30
training programs annually. The organization's Web site contains
archived articles from its 3,700-circulation trade publication The
Inlander. |
| |
The purpose of this organization is to encourage interest
in journalism and secondary school publications, raise the
standards of secondary school publications and encourage the
recognition of journalism as a separate and important course
of study. In addition, the IHSPA seeks to encourage secondary
school publications to accept responsibility as a vital means
of communication with the community about school aims and
activities and to encourage students with journalism aptitudes
to continue in the field of journalism. Lastly, they advocate
the adoption of a minimum standard requirement of a minor
in journalism or a minimum of 18 hours in journalism for teachers
of journalism. This site provides links to their newsletter,
membership informtion, as well as information on the journalism
school at the University of Iowa.
|
| |
The Journalism Education Association is the national professional
organization of high school and middle school journalism teachers
and student media advisers. JEA sponsors a comprehensive scholastic
journalism bookstore (JEA members receive a discount on all
orders), two national conventions for media advisers and their
students, co-sponsored by the National Scholastic Press Association,
a national teacher certification program (CJE, MJE), summer
workshops and several national awards and scholarship programs.
JEA publishes a quarterly magazine, C:JET (Communication:
Journalism Education Today) and is based at Kansas State
University in Manhattan, Kan.
|
| |
This site is packed with information for (you guessed it)
– journalism teachers. Everything from a "Teacher
Survival Guide" to a "Style/Writing Guide"
is featured along with information on First Amendment rights
and many other journalism related topics.
|
| |
The NSPA is a student-oriented national press association
for high school and middle school students. The NSPA offers
comprehensive critical services for member and nonmember schools
and publications. NSPA also cosponsors national student media
conventions with JEA, one in November in the Midwest or East
Coast and one in April in the West. NSPA sponsors numerous
awards contests, including the national Pacemaker competitions
for student media and Best of Show contests at national conventions
and workshops. NSPA publishes Trends in High School Publications
and other resource materials, including comprehensive critiques
and is affiliated with the Associated Collegiate Press, the
national collegiate student media organization.
|
| |
The North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA)
serves scholastic journalism and works for its advancement.
Member schools include junior high and high schools in North
Carolina. A few elementary schools are also members. During
the year, NCSMA offers members special services, including
a four-day summer institute, fall and spring regional workshops,
publication critiques, and yearly contests for individuals
and publications. The organization also mails members a bi-monthly
newsletter during the school year. Advisers may call on the
director to conduct one- or two-day workshops in their schools
or to work with them on special in-school programs. Membership
in NCSM Advisers Association is $10 for the annual period
Aug. 1 - July 31.
|
|
Quill and Scroll, based at the University of Iowa, is the
international honorary society for high school journalism
with active student chapters in schools across America and
in a few foreign countries. The organization sponsors its
national Gallop awards program for scholastic publications
as well as national high school yearbook contest. It publishes
a quarterly magazine, Quill and Scroll, available for
member schools and by subscription.
|
| |
Anyone already a member of the Society of Professional Journalists
or who is interested in joining will find this site to be
a valuable tool. Information about conventions and links to
SPJ programs and committees are among the many web site features.
|
