Montana Journalism Education Association

JEA Mentor program an underutilized resource

January 28, 2022

By Beth Britton Great Falls When I think back to my first year of advising newspaper -- after having spent years as a reporter in Oregon and Montana -- I can't help but...

Violence, no matter the motive, is not First Amendment protest – period.

January 25, 2021

Dear supporters, The Freedom Forum celebrates and encourages peaceful protest, but we denounce all violence. In the coming weeks there will be time to analyze what happened...

UM School of Journalism director provides mid-year update

December 30, 2020

Denise Dowling shares information about J-School’s future

March 27, 2019

JEA conference makes an impression on Billings students

April 27, 2018

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Apply for the 2025 Al Neuharth conference

January 21, 2025

C. M. Russell’s Isabel Foley named 2023 Journalist of the Year

May 2, 2023

The 2023 Montana Journalist of the Year is senior Isabel Foley of C. M. Russell High School in Great Falls. Beth Britton is her adviser. Foley advances to JEA Journalist of...

Bigfork High School Editor-in-Chief senior Liz Hyde meets with freshman Anna Hocevar to modify and polish an infographic for the March-April edition of The Norse Code.

Big Fork editor named 2022 Montana Journalist of the Year

March 23, 2022

The 2022 Montana Journalist of the Year is Elizabeth Hyde of Big Fork High School. Charlotte Ball is her adviser. Hyde advances to JEA Journalist of the Year competition....

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Contests/News

2025 Journalist of the Year deadline — February 17

January 21, 2025 • No Comments

The deadline to apply for Montana high school journalist of the year is February 17. See the two attachments below for information. 2025 Montana Student Journalist of the Year Competition JEA-JOY-Rubric-rev

Free weekly lesson plans available on jea.org curriculum page

December 13, 2024 • No Comments

Click the following link to access the free weekly lesson plan on the JEA Curriculum Page: https://jea.org/curriculum/

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FOR STUDENTS

Humans of Your School — Personality Profile

December 13, 2024

https://jea.org/curriculum/humans-of-your-school-personality-profile/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/43E5rqtHRSsqApeMSFnCOm?si=yQC8TPiUQWySoiQYS1ZVyA&nd=1&dlsi=2ae9d4cce0e847cb

The World Through a Lens: A Cyclist on the English landscape

April 14, 2021

Grounded by the pandemic, a travel photographer spent the year pedaling the roads around his home, resulting in a series of poetic self-portraits. View/read the work done...

AllSides offers media bias information

January 25, 2021

For students and teachers looking to compare media outlet coverage of various topics and learn more about media bias, visit AllSides.com. Topics covered include fact checking,...

What characters make your town interesting?

June 3, 2019

By Natalie Proulx May 31, 2019 Note: This is our last Student Opinion question of the 2018-19 school year. Who are the people in your...

How to Talk to People, According to Terry Gross

The New York Times

January 7, 2019

The NPR host offers eight spicy tips for having better conversations By Jolie Kerr Nov. 17, 2018 -- The New York Times It’s fair to say Terry...

The Year in Pictures – NYT

February 19, 2018

Student photographers will enjoy perusing this New York Times site that features the very best photos from 2017 -- from January through December. New York Times - The Year...

NYT publisher shares vision for the future of journalism

January 3, 2018

The story behind COMIC SANS – video

September 26, 2017

Life Lessons Thanks to Yearbook

October 16, 2016

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LINKS

Events

Apply for the PBS News SRL Summer Academy

April 21, 2025 • No Comments

Calling all high school student journalists! Collaborate with other young storytellers at the PBS News SRL Summer Academy, an all-expenses paid week of journalism training and reporting stories with the Student Reporting...

UM 2025 J-Day set for April 17 in Missoula

January 21, 2025

The University of Montana will hold its annual high school journalism day on Thursday, April 17 in Missoula. The university will share detailed information about...

Summer journalism camp planned in Missoula

April 9, 2024

The University of Montana School of Journalism and the Montana Media Lab are teaming up for a summer journalism camp for students entering grades 9-12. The camp...

JEA Spring convention slated for April 2-4 in Kansas City

November 20, 2023

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Montana's high school journalists in action

Journalism students from throughout Montana attended college classes at UM during the annual High School Journalism Day in April.
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“Good journalism education prepares students for the workforce, because it gets them into the world. Few other majors offer the hands-on experience that a good journalism school like ours can provide. Our students leave this place with a portfolio of work, and with connections in the community. This is a great time to get into our profession, because producers of good content have more independence than ever. Students can reach an audience almost immediately—they don’t need to wait for some big publisher to give them permission. Digital tools allow everyone to have a studio on their laptop. Students have a lot of freedom, and our school encourages them to run with that independence." Larry Abramson

Don Anderson Hall artwork – UM

Please consider sending PHOTOGRAPHS of your students at work in your classroom and throughout your community to Beth Britton for the MJEA web site. Also, if you have any LESSON plans or TIPS -- or an OPINION piece -- we would be interested in sharing those on the site. Also send LINKS or PDFs for your publication and they will be posted. You can e-mail material to: [email protected]

These are just some of the journalism-related films that work well in high school journalism classrooms: * The Post * Shattered Glass * American Photography: A Century of Images * Truth * Spotlight * Big Dream, Small Screen * Good Night, and Good Luck * National Geographic: The Photographers * All the President's Men * War Photographer * Absence of Malice * Half Past Autumn - The Life and Works of Gordon Parks * Art & Copy (PBS) *Helvetica * The Paper * Jailed for Their Words (UM J School)

Everybody has a story for Steve Hartman

Steve Hartman of CBS News is one of the best storytellers working today. For years, he has produced quirky, fun profiles from across the country, always bringing out the best in everyone he interviews. Read this 2022 Q&A with Hartman for insight into how he does it. Everybody has a story - Steve Hartman

SPLC: Know Your Rights: Copyright and Fair Use

The SPLC's Q&A regarding copyright and fair use is a good reminder for all journalism advisers and students at the start of the school year. Q: Can we copy and publish material that we find through an online search engine like Google Images? A: The fact that material is available and easily copied on a website does not lessen its copyright protection. The best practice is always...

Three hours recharges your program

Schooljournalism.org Christina Geabhart, MJE, journalism adviser at Oak Park High School, KC, Mo. • July 10, 2017 I have heard of teachers who have had a lot of success with three-day or five-day boot camps, workshops, etc. with their incoming staffs preparing for the new year through ice breaker games, skill building and work exercises. Those are, I’m sure, spectacular for many...