Montana Journalism Education Association

Journalism Day set for next week in Missoula

April 9, 2024 • No Comments

Young journalists will gather at the University of Montana on April 18 for the annual high school journalism day, which features a celebration of the Journalist of the Year and various award winners. Students attend classes...

Hellgate’s Ila Bell named Montana high school Journalist of the Year

April 9, 2024 • No Comments

Ila Bell, a senior at Hellgate High School in Missoula, has been chosen as the Montana high school Journalist of the Year. Bell is the editor of The Hellgate Lance. She will receive the award and a scholarship from the Montana...

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MJEA Opinion

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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Montana's high school journalists in action

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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

LINKS

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)

Resources

April 14 JEA Curriculum Chatter newsletter

April 23, 2024

From: Jim Streisel, MJE, JEA This week's JEA Curriculum Chatter newsletter focuses on leadership. We often take for granted that our veteran staff members innately know...

JEA Curriculum Newsletter 12.04.23

December 4, 2023

FROM: Jim Streisel JEA Curriculum Specialist HiLite adviser and communications teacher Carmel (Indiana) H.S. This week's issue of the JEA Curriculum Chatter...

JEA 100: Thank a member

November 20, 2023

JEA 100: Thank a Member

Thanksgiving edition of JEA Curriculum Chatter

November 20, 2023

Week 15 JEA Curriculum Chatter

JEA Curriculum Newsletter Issue 6

September 18, 2023

Weekly JEA Curriculum Chatter

September 4, 2023

Journalism and Media Literacy Resources

May 2, 2023

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FOR STUDENTS

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

On Jan. 1, A.G. Sulzberger -- the new publisher of the New York Times -- shared his thoughts on the role of journalists in a free society and his vision for the future of...

The story behind COMIC SANS – video

September 26, 2017

Life Lessons Thanks to Yearbook

October 16, 2016

TO: Potential Journalism Students

January 22, 2016

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Events

Summer journalism camp planned in Missoula

April 9, 2024 • No Comments

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 will be held July 21-25 on the Um campus in Missoula. A $250...

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

November 20, 2023

U.S. Constitution Day set for Sept. 17

September 12, 2023

For any journalism adviser teaching the five freedoms of the First Amendment at the beginning of the school year, the Sept. 17 U.S. Constitution Day resources will...

Journalism Advisers’ 411

May 2, 2023

Join Janet Ewell, MJE, for a monthly webinar.

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Don Anderson Hall artwork – UM

Scholarships and Awards Info

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...

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....

Madison George named Montana High School Journalist of the Year

March 15, 2021

Senior Madison George, the editor in chief of the Russellog yearbook at C. M. Russell High School in Great Falls, has been named the Montana High School Journalist of the...

Journalist of the Year informative Zoom sessions offered Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26

January 5, 2021

Freedom Forum seeking applicants for the 2021 Free Spirit and Journalism Conference

December 30, 2020

Grace Carr named Montana High School Journalist of the Year

March 24, 2020

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Journalism-related Articles

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 to get consent (and if you can’t, consider creating your own alternative). You may be able to...

Northeastern grad’s top 5 reporting lessons from Liberia

The New York Times BY ANERI PATTANI JULY 11, 2017 Aneri Pattani, a recent graduate of Northeastern University, is the winner of Nicholas Kristof’s annual win-a-trip contest. She traveled with the New York Times reporter to Liberia. When Nick Kristof announced back in February that I had won his Win-A-Trip contest, the first thing most of my friends said to me was congratulations, almost immediately followed by requests for the inside take on how a Times columnist gathers material. I...

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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]