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UPdate 05.28.13 | VISTAj | Aerie | Eagle Eye | VistaNow.org | Journalism 

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” —Vince Lombardi

“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” —Lou Holtz

EP!C! journalism = Details + Context + Emotion

THE LEAD (YOU KNOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION!)

CONTESTS/SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Mayborn National History Writing Contest — Historical narrative emphasis…they are to be journalistic in nature (ie: factual) and can cover a broad range of historical issues. For more information, CLICK HERE. Deadline: June 8.
  • NSPA Individual Awards — Categories include Print Story of the Year (News, Sports, Editorial, Feature, Diversity/Multiculturalism), Multimedia Story of the Year, Picture of the Year (News, Feature, Sports Action, Sports Reaction, Environmental Portrait), Design of the Year (Newspaper Page One, Newspaper Page/Spread, Yearbook Page/Spread, Infographic and Illustration) and Cartooning (Editorial Cartoon, Comic Panel/Strip). All but Print Story of the Year (mail entry; received by June 17) are online submission HERE. Deadline (received by): June 17.
  • Are you the best? Show us. The next edition of Best of the High School Press, Volume 19, will be published in early 2014. All contest entries are considered, but additional submissions will also be considered for Best of the High School Press. Contest submissions are automatically considered. PDF files can be sent to NSPA either online or by mail. Get the details or start uploading HERE. Deadline (received by): July 12.
  • 1 for All On Campus: the Liberty Tree Initiative — The Liberty Tree Initiative was designed to build awareness of the First Amendment by granting students $500 to create a program that brings thought-provoking First Amendment programs and speakers to high schools nationwide. Click HERE for more information, including the grant application. Deadline: Rolling (apply anytime).
  • First Freedom Student Competition | A first-semester national essay and video contest that examines the history and current-day relevance of religious freedom. Prize: $2,500. Information HERE. Deadline (0nline student registration) Nov. 18, 2013. The postmark deadline for mailing the entry and its accompanying materials is Nov. 25, 2013.

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COOL STUFF—

  • Tinker Tour
  • Download a First Amendment poster here.
  • A mobile app is now available for free to help you learn the principles of the First Amendment. The app, available for your smart phone or your computer, explains the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment and features video clips of Dr. Dwight Teeter, a professor at the University of Tennessee and internationally known expert in First Amendment law. To download the app, click HERE.

JOURNALISM OPPORTUNITIES—

  • Check out NewsNow on ePals, a new journalism website that is encouraging high school students to read and comment on news articles with a critical eye, and, share their written work with us whether it be something they have written for school, in response to one of our “assignments” or an original piece.
  • I-News is working on a project to look at how different school districts, including Douglas County, are meeting the requirements of providing at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day. I-News wants to pair high school journalism students with University of Colorado journalism master students as a major part of the project. Two high school journalism students will each be paired with one CU masters student, all working closely with I-News staff. Students interested in being part of the project can email project oordinator Burt Hubbard at [email protected].
  • Teen Voices of Democracy is looking for informed opinions about social and political issues that affect teens, their families and the nation. For more information, click HERE.
  • PBS NewsHour runs a current events website for students called NewsHour Extra. Using the national and international reporting from NewsHour, the site presents news to students in a “clear, fair way that provides more context than other sources.” A feature of the site is called the Student Voices section. Every week, its features a video, a report or an essay from a student ages 13-19. The site welcomes pieces reacting to issues in national or international news, and is especially interested in how students tie the news to their own communities. For more information, visit the website or contact Education Desk Assistant Veronica DeVore at [email protected].
  • Show Off Your Work at NSPA View — Share your outstanding work with fellow student-journalists from across the country. Page designs, photos and graphics can be uploaded to NSPA View, a online gallery of student work. Go here to keep the thumbnails rolling.
  • YourHub.com, the Denver Post’s regional supplement, is looking for teen writers and photographers to create content about school, community and teen issues. Click here to register.
  • Become an iTeen Denver reporter. For more information, click here.
  • Get a little national attention! Submit questions to Time magazine’s “10 Questions” by clicking here.
  • Daniel Pearl’s Legacy Inspires New Global Youth News Service / Worldwide Teen News Service Seeks Aspiring Reporters — PEARL World Youth News — an internet-based international student-run news service established by the Daniel Pearl Foundation and the International Education and Resource Network (iEARN-USA) invites high school students around the world to become certified PEARL reporters.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM ORGANIZATIONS—

  • A student membership to the Student Press Law Center is only $15.
  • Become a student member of the Society of News Design —$60 a year with some neat benefits.
  • For Society of Professional Journalists student membership information, click here.

JOURNALISM SCHOOLS—

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HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM NATIONAL CONVENTIONS—

  • Nov. 14-17, 2013, Sheraton/Hynes Convention Center, Boston. Get the informational flyer HERE.
  • April 10-13, 2014, Hilton Bayfront, San Diego. Get the informational flyer HERE.
  • Nov. 6-9, 2014, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington, D.C.
  • April 16-20, 2015, Sheraton, Denver.
  • Nov. 12-16, 2015, Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Orlando.

SUMMER JOURNALISM WORKSHOPS—

  • ReThink Colorado (June 10-15) at Rock Canyon High School. Informational flyer HERE.
  • Jostens Colorado Yearbook Workshop (June 21-23) at Colorado School of Mines for all yearbook staffers who want ideas, training and a dedicated three days to design the plan for their 2014 publication. Information HERE.
  • Jostens San Diego Yearbook (and Newspaper) Workshop (July 29-31 or Aug. 1-3). Details HERE. Brochure HERE.
  • ILPC Summer Workshop (June 21-24) is a four-day intensive summer workshop at the University of Texas at Austin. Classes offered include newspaper, yearbook, video editing, new media, design software, photography and adviser classes. Students take one class, taught by outstanding high school advisers and professionals, for the entire four-day period. (I will be teaching at this workshop and you are welcome to join me!). Download the workshop packet HERE.
  • “Media Mashup” at the Ball State Journalism Workshops, July 14-18 in Muncie, Indiana. (I will be teaching at this workshop and you are welcome to join me!). Download the workshop packet HERE. Download the registration form HERE.
  • Investigative Journalism Institute for High School Students | The I-News Investigative Journalism Institute gives high school students an opportunity to spend the week of July 15-19 at the University of Colorado at Boulder learning how to think, question, and dig for the truth like an investigative reporter. Take your research, reporting and storytelling to a new level with instruction and guidance from the award-winning journalists of The I-News Network. Cost: $1,000. A $250 scholarship is available; see Newt for details. For more information, click HERE. Application deadline (online): June 15.

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