Category Archives: teaching journalism

Mentoring Monday: JEA mentors enjoy camaraderie offered in mentor training at JEA/NSPA conventions

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

by Julie Dodd Mentoring Committee co-chair The JEA/NSPA conventions are when we provide training the new mentors and extended training for the experienced mentors. More than 25 mentors and Mentor Committee members attended the JEA/NSPA convention in San Francisco, April … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Monday: Sending news release to local media lets you promote the success of your students

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

by Georgia and Wayne Dunn JEA Mentors, Ohio We were some pretty proud mentors at the Ohio Scholastic Media Association convention when OSMA executive director Candace Perkins Bowen announced the awards. Seven of our present and former mentees entered their students … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Monday: Mary Beth Tinker plans ‘Tinker Tour’ as pep rally for First Amendment

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

by Don Corrigan Professor, Webster University AEJMC Scholastic Journalism Division member Mary Beth Tinker was 13 years old in 1965 when she and her brother wore black armbands to school in Des Moines to protest the Vietnam War. Tinker and … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Monday: 25th anniversary of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier ruling inspires efforts to promote student journalists’ First Amendment rights

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

[Editor’s note: The Journalism Education Association Board is voting on a motion to  support the AEJMC Resolution discussed in this post. The deadline for voting is April 16.] by Don Corrigan Professor, Webster University AEJMC Scholastic Journalism Division member This … Continue reading →

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SmugMug’s free account for non-profits can mean fundraising opportunities for high school media staffs

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

by Julie E. Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair Good news from our JEA colleague Aaron Manfull, who is chair of the JEA Digital Media Committee. Aaron announced in a JEA Digital Media blog post (and also on the JEA listserv) … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Monday: KEMPA helps support JEA Mentor Program

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

by Linda Barrington JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair The Kettle Moraine Press Association hosts its annual Winter Advisers Seminar at a resort in scenic Lake Geneva, Wis.  We offer registration waivers for JEA mentees to encourage their attendance and welcome them … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Monday: Celebrating JEA Scholastic Journalism Week — Journalism students decorate 45 cookies to celebrate 45 words of First Amendment

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

by Sue Fuller JEA mentee I got the idea for the 45 cookies to recognize the 45 words of the First Amendment from the JEA listserv to do in conjunction with the JEA Scholastic Journalism Week. I baked the sugar … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Monday: Advice on apps for creating multimedia stories with mobile devices

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair What apps are the best for enabling students to tell multimedia stories? Allissa Richardson, a faculty member at Bowie State University, provided some answers in her session “Top Apps for iPod Storytelling” at … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Monday: JEA mentor serves as moderator for JEA’s new National Journalism Quiz Bowl

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

The National Journalism Quiz Bowl was a new event at the JEA/NSPA convention in San Antonio, and JEA mentor Marilyn Chapman (South Carolina) played a key role as the quiz bowl moderator. The National Journalism Quiz Bowl was adapted from … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Monday: Reynolds High School Journalism Institutes help advisers develop their teaching and advising skills

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair New advisers have a great learning opportunity by attending a Reynolds High School Journalism Institute. Five HSJ Institutes will be running this summer, and now’s the time to prepare and submit applications. The … Continue reading →

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