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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
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Click the following link to access the free weekly lesson plan on the JEA Curriculum Page: https://jea.org/curriculum/
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...
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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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...
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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
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
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The Montana Newspaper Association wants to engage with high school students interested in learning more about journalism and the career opportunities it offers. If you have...
December 13, 2024
JEA Curriculum Chat -- this is the JEA channel on Spotify. Follow it to have easy access to the JEA podcasts from across the country. Veteran advisers converse with the...
December 13, 2024
Leadership is a learned skill, and Aaron Manfull, MJE, was the guest for our Oct. 29 web meetup where he shared tons of tips and advice regarding teaching and developing student...
December 13, 2024
Rod Satterthwaite, MJE, from Palo Alto (California) High School, has students use the cameras they already have (their smartphones) to teach photo composition. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0QVqlKsIrwaWXAjNBS1dn4?si=uhBbQT4yTy6Qo94_VY3bCw&nd=1&dlsi=b34a9323d006456f
Curriculum Chat: Podcast on Photo Terminology and Techniques
December 13, 2024
April 14 JEA Curriculum Chatter newsletter
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JEA Curriculum Newsletter 12.04.23
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https://jea.org/curriculum/humans-of-your-school-personality-profile/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/43E5rqtHRSsqApeMSFnCOm?si=yQC8TPiUQWySoiQYS1ZVyA&nd=1&dlsi=2ae9d4cce0e847cb
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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
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Life Lessons Thanks to Yearbook
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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 the event, contest, etc... soon. Those details will be shared...
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
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...

"Friday vibes in the Spartan Scoop newsroom"
The Clock is Ticking Will Eaton , Staff Writer of The Nugget Helena High School May 2, 2023 **UPDATE** On May 17, 2023, Governor...
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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
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...
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...