Scholastic Journalism Organizations
These Web sites might be of interest to journalism teachers and publications
advisers.
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cspa/
Located at Columbia University, New York City, CSPA brings professional
writers to sessions for publication advisers and students at annual conventions
in March as well as offers national critique services and competitions for
school newspapers, yearbooks, and literary magazines.
- Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
http://www.dowjones.com/newsfund
DJNF sponsors National High School Teacher of the Year program of recognition;
publishes Adviser Update for teacher/advisers, The Journalists Road
to Success: A Career and Scholarship Guide and Newspapers, Diversity and You
for students.
- Journalism Education Association
http://www.jea.org
The national professional organization for high school and middle school
journalism teachers and publications advisers. JEA sponsors two yearly conventions
for teachers and students and student competitions, houses a bookstore with
excellent online catalogue and teacher/adviser assistance on the Internet.
- NCTE Assembly for Advisers of School Publications/JEA
http://www.NCTE.org/
Includes sessions for publications advisers at twice annual conventions;
literary magazine recognition program.
- National Scholastic Press Association
http://studentpress.journ.umn.edu/nspa/
Includes sessions for publication advisers at twice annual conventions
as well as national critique services and competitions for school newspapers,
yearbooks, and literary magazines.
- Quill & Scroll
http://www.uiow.edu/~quill-sc
Provides recognition of outstanding student journalists and a print publication
of articles of interest to student journalists and advisers.
- Southern Interscholastic Press Association
http://129.252.85.11/www/
A regional organization, SIPA offers sessions for publication advisers
at twice annual conventions as well as national critique services and competitions
for school newspapers, yearbooks, and literary magazines.
- Society of Professional Journalists
http://spj.org/spjhome.htm
- Student Press Law Center
http://www.splc.org
Offers free legal advice to publications advisers and student publications
editors. Student Press Law Center Report published three times a year and
other press law publications available.
- Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
http://www.wsj.com/classroom/
Articles from the Wall Street Journal are reprinted in this once-a-month
publication. Excellent resource for economics, government, history, English
and journalism teachers. Subscription includes classroom copies, video and
teacher guide.
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