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JEA/NSPA Fall National High School
Journalism Convention
Nov. 21-24, 2019 | Washington Marriott Wardman Park
dc.journalismconvention.org
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CONTENTS REGISTRATION FEES
SEMINARS & SCHEDULING EARLY BIRD STANDARD
Keynote Speaker ..................................... 5
JEA and NSPA members $99 per delegate $109 per delegate
Tentative Schedule ................................. 5
Featured Speakers ............................. 6-8 Non-member students or advisers $119 per delegate $129 per delegate
Pre-convention Workshops ........... 10-1 1 Non-member professionals $159 per delegate
One Story ................................................. 11
JEA Outreach Academy ....................... 11
Register online at dc.journalismconvention.org starting on Sept. 10.
Thursday Media Experiences ............ 12
Register on or before Oct. 30 to receive early-bird discounts.
Convention Shirts .................................. 15
Adviser-only Activities ......................... 18
KEY DEADLINES
Saturday Luncheon
Receptions & Hospitality
First-time Attendee Meeting
Continuing Education Units
Certification Testing Sept. 1: CJE/MJE Certification Testing applications. (Page 18)
Special Events ........................................ 21 Sept. 10: Convention registration begins.
Break with a Pro
Pizza & Proud Oct. 7: Scholarship applications due. (Page 21)
Media Swap Shops
Adobe & Precision Certification Oct. 22: Hotel reservations. (Page 24)
Newseum’s Last Call Oct. 23: JEA Contest registration/entry uploading closes. (Page 22-23)
Evening Entertainment........................ 22
Oct. 30: Early-bird discounts end for convention registration. Shirt pre-orders (Page 15).
CONTESTS & CRITIQUES Nov 22: NSPA Best of Show deadline at 2 p.m.
NSPA Best of Show Contest ............... 21
NSPA Special Consultations &
On-site Critiques .................................... 21
JEA Contests ................................... 22-23
National Journalism Quiz Bowl ......... 22 GET INVOLVED
HOTEL & CONVENTION REGISTRATION If you plan to attend the JEA/NSPA convention, consider getting involved by speaking,
Scholarships ........................................... 21 judging JEA contests or Best of Show competitions, or critiquing yearbooks, newspapers,
videos or magazines.
Convention Hotel ................................. 24
Pick an area that interests you and contact us. Adviser members of JEA or NSPA receive
Convention Rules ................................. 25
complimentary registration if they participate in at least two of the following activities.
Convention Registration Form .......... 27
SESSION SPEAKERS
There may be times available for session speakers. If you are interested in presenting a
CHECK, CHECK session, fill out the form on the JEA website at www.jea.org/wp/volunteer, or email Connie
Fulkerson, at cfulker@ksu.edu.
JEA CONTEST JUDGING
National Scholastic Press Association
JEA contests take place Friday afternoon, and the judging occurs Friday evening. To sign up
Registration, Best of Show, critiques & to judge JEA contests, contact Nancy Smith, at nysmithjea@gmail.com.
consultations, NSPA memberships
2829 University Ave. SE, Suite 720 ON-SITE CRITIQUES
Minneapolis, MN 55414 If you are an experienced adviser, you can help with on-site critiques.
For W-9, email info@studentpress.org. You’ll meet with the staff of the publication to provide constructive criticism of its work. Email
critiques@studentpress.org to help with critiques.
Journalism Education Association
Media contests, Quiz Bowl, JEA memberships
105 Kedzie Hall
828 Mid-Campus Drive S.
Manhattan, KS 66506
For W-9, email staff@jea.org.
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Meet
Northwestern
Medill in D.C.
Thursday, Nov. 21 Thursday, Nov. 21 and
9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22
Join Medill for a special media tour Stop by the Medill booth in the
workshop on “How Data Breaks News” exhibit hall to talk to current
and learn about tools you can use to students, win swag and learn
tell interactive stories without a lot of about our undergraduate program,
coding. Sign up through media tours on including our quarter-long program
the convention registration form. in D.C.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: CHUCK TODD
Chuck Todd is moderator of “Meet The working at The Hotline or one of its affiliates,
Press,” Sundays on NBC, and the host of Todd became one of Washington’s foremost
“MTP Daily,” weekdays at 5 p.m. on MSNBC. experts on political campaigns of all levels.
Todd is also NBC News’ political director and He served as editor-in-chief for six years. In
serves as on-air political analyst for “Nightly December 2005, Todd was featured as one of
News” with Lester Holt and “Today.” Washingtonian’s Best Of journalists.
In addition to his on‑air analysis, Todd is Following the 2008 election, Todd co-
responsible for all aspects of the network’s authored the book “How Barack Obama
political coverage. He is also the editor Won,” a definitive guide to the historic 2008
of “First Read,” NBC’s must-read guide to presidential election. The book uses the
political news. election results and exit polls to give readers
a state-by-state guide to just how states
Todd took over as NBC’s chief White House voted, why they went the way they did, and
correspondent in December 2008 and has offers analysis as to where these states are
since broadcast live reports from more than headed in future elections. Todd has also
25 countries on five different continents. written numerous political and media essays
In January 2010, Todd helped launch “The that are frequently picked up by The Atlantic,
Daily Rundown,” MSNBC’s Washington table- The New York Times and The Washington
setter for the upcoming campaign and policy Post.
issues the government is dealing with daily. Todd won several Emmy Awards for his
Before joining NBC News, Todd was the reporting while at NBC News.
editor-in-chief of the National Journal’s The Follow him on Twitter: @chucktodd.
Hotline, Washington’s premier daily briefing
on American politics. In his 15 years of
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Thursday, Nov. 21 Friday, Nov. 22 Saturday, Nov. 23
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Media Tours 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Adviser Hospitality 7:30 a.m.-noon Adviser Hospitality
8 a.m.-3 p.m. JEA Board Meeting 8 a.m. JEA Membership Meeting 8 a.m. Breakout Sessions Begin
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Pre-convention Workshops 8 a.m. Several JEA Broadcast Contests 8-11 a.m. JEA Bookstore,
1-7 p.m. Convention Check-in, Begin; Quiz Bowl Qualifying Test Quiz Bowl Buzzer Rounds
JEA Contest and NSPA Best of Show 8-10:30 a.m. JEA Contest Desk Open 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Convention Check-in
Desks Open, Trade Show and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Convention Check-in, 9-11 a.m. On-site Critiques
JEA Bookstore JEA Bookstore and Trade Show Noon-2:20 p.m. Adviser Awards Luncheon
6:30 p.m. First-time Attendee Orientation 9 a.m. Breakout Sessions Begin
(Advisers Only) 3:30-6 p.m. NSPA Awards Ceremony,
9-11 a.m. Break with a Pro including Pacemakers and Best of Show
7:30-9 p.m. Opening Ceremony &
Keynote Speaker Noon-3:30 p.m. On-site Critiques Midnight Convention Curfew
9-10:30 p.m. Adviser Welcome Reception 3:30-6 p.m. CJE/MJE Testing
Midnight Convention Curfew 4-6 p.m. JEA Contests Sunday, Nov. 24
4 p.m. NSPA Best of Show Deadline 8:30-10:30 a.m. JEA Awards Ceremony,
6 p.m. JEA Contest Judging and Dinner including the JEA Contests
6-7 p.m. Pizza & Proud
7-11 p.m. Student Entertainment
8:30-10 p.m. Student Swap Shops
8:30-11 p.m. Adviser Reception/
SPLC Auction
Midnight Convention Curfew
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FEATURED SPEAKERS Session times are tentative.
Consult the convention program & mobile app.
Kevin Blackistone, 2:30 p.m. Joie Chen, 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 Jahi Chikwendiu, 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22
Saturday, Nov. 23 Chen is director of D.C. programs for After teaching mathematics and freelancing at
Blackistone is a professor at the Merrill Northwestern University’s Medill School of his hometown Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader,
College of Journalism at the University of Journalism, her alma mater. Chickwendiu joined The Washington Post
Maryland. She’s been honored with multiple national photography staff in 2001.
He is a longtime national sports columnist at Emmys and other awards for her reports Assignments have included 9/11 Marines, AIDS
The Washington Post, a panelist on ESPN’s at CBS News and at CNN, where she also and poverty in Kenya, children in Uganda
“Around the Horn,” a contributor to National anchored for a decade. and D.C. public schools, Iraqi refugees and
Public Radio and co-author of “A Gift for Ron,” More recently, Chen was anchor and senior the Texas-Mexico border. His work has
a memoir by former NFL star Everson Walls. correspondent of Al Jazeera America’s been recognized by groups such as White
flagship current affairs program, “America House News Photographers Association and
Tonight.” Overseas Press Club.
Dorothy B. Gilliam, 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 Mark Hyman, 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22 Kate Julian, 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22
The first black woman reporter at The A professor of sports business at George Julian is a senior editor at The Atlantic, where
Washington Post, Gilliam remained a Washington University, journalist and lawyer, she assigns and edits magazine articles. She
trailblazer for a diversified newsroom and Hyman has written extensively about youth is also the author of the magazine’s December
mentor to young reporters of color. sports. 2018 cover story, “The Sex Recession,” one of
She became a Post editor and columnist, was His books about the troubled state of sports The Atlantic’s most-read pieces of 2018.
host for her show on BET and appeared in for children include “Concussions and Our Previously, Julian was deputy editor of The
civil-rights documentaries. Kids,” “The Most Expensive Game in Town” Washington Post’s Sunday Outlook section
She developed Post efforts to recognize and “Until It Hurts.” and managing editor of The New Yorker.
excellence and develop skills in D.C.-area Hyman’s latest project, a documentary film,
middle and high schools. “The Great China Baseball Hunt,” chronicles
“Trailblazer,” her memoir, was published in the search for the first Major League Baseball
2019. player from mainland China.
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Jen Deerinwater, 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 Karla Flores, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 Lazaro Gamio & Harry Stevens
A citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Flores is a bilingual reporter for both 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22
Oklahoma, bisexual, two-spirit, multiply- Telemundo44 and NBC4. Gamio is deputy managing editor for visuals
disabled journalist and organizer, Deerinwater She has been working in broadcast news with and Stevens is a visual journalist at Axios.
covers the myriad of issues her communities Telemundo Washington, D.C., since 2015. Gamio leads a team that creates charts, maps,
face with an intersectional lens. She graduated from George Mason University interactive graphics and editorial illustrations.
She’s a contributor at Truthout, the with a bachelor’s degree in communications Before Axios, he was an assignment editor
founder and executive director of Crushing with a concentration in journalism. She in graphics at The Washington Post. He got
Colonialism and is Freedomways Reporting focuses on covering immigration and local his start at his hometown paper, the Miami
Project fellow. The Advocate named her one community stories in Metro DC. Herald.
of their Oklahoma representatives for the Stevens uses data and graphics to report on
2019 Champions of Pride. the news. Before Axios, he worked at the
Hindustan Times, in New Delhi, India.
Glenn Kessler, 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 Dana Priest, 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22 Allison Shelley, 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22
Kessler has been editor and chief writer of A Washington Post reporter and the Knight An independent documentary photographer
The Washington Post’s Fact Checker column Chair in Public Affairs Journalism at the and multimedia journalist based in
since 2011. University of Maryland, Priest won the 2008 Washington, D.C., Shelley is acting director of
In a journalism career spanning more than Pulitzer Prize for public service, the 2006 the Women Photojournalists of Washington
three decades, Kessler has covered foreign Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on CIA secret and adjunct faculty at Northwestern’s Medill
policy, economic policy, the White House, prisons and a 2019 George Foster Peabody School of Journalism and at the Corcoran
Congress, politics, airline safety and Wall Award for the “PBS Frontline” documentary, College of Art and Design at George
Street. “The Facebook Dilemma.” Washington University.
She is the author of two best-selling books, Previously, she worked as director of
“Top Secret America” and “The Mission.” photography for Education Week newspaper
and as a staff photographer for The
Washington Times.
Featured speakers are
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FEATURED SPEAKERS Session times are tentative.
Consult the convention program & mobile app.
Mary Beth Tinker, noon Friday, Nov. 22 Armando Trull Matt Wuerker, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23
2019 is the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1 p.m. in English and 2:30 p.m. in Spanish, Staff cartoonist for Politico, Wuerker provides
Supreme Court ruling Tinker v. Des Moines, Saturday, Nov. 23 editorial cartoons, illustrations and caricatures
which established the constitutional free Trull, an Emmy award-winning radio, television for both print and online platforms.
speech rights of public school students. and multimedia bilingual journalist, has credits In 2010 he was awarded the Herblock Prize at
As one of the plaintiffs, Mary Beth Tinker at NPR, CBS, Univision, Telemundo, HuffPost the Library of Congress and won the National
travels the country on a Tinker Tour to and other news organizations. Press Foundation’s Berryman Award. He
promote youth rights, student journalism and He specializes in issues related to the elderly, received the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in editorial
civic engagement. LGBTQ, immigrant and race relations. cartooning.
She is a registered nurse with master’s Trull has traveled throughout the U.S. and His work is widely received in dailies and
degrees in nursing and public health. Latin America as part of this coverage. magazines such as Newsweek, The Nation
He will offer the same session twice, once in and The Smithsonian.
English and once in Spanish.
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THURSDAY PRE-CONVENTION WORKSHOPS
Leadership: Building a Successful tools to understand story structure that literary devices to tighten and strengthen your
Staff Culture | $40 | NEW is driven by strong characters, emotion, writing.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Limit 75. compelling visuals and natural sound. You
will walk away with original content that you
Your publication is up and running. Now it’s can immediately take back to your school’s Broadcast and Video Boot Camp | $40
time to refine your leadership skills and put newsroom. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Limit 40.
into practice the best methods for growing
staffers, mediating conflict, and creating a SRL reaches thousands of teachers and In this hands-on workshop, beginning
culture of excellence. students every year through its original youth and intermediate students will learn the
journalism program, which connects young fundamentals of creating an effective news
In this workshop led by Annie Gorenstein people to public media stations and mentors package from the ground up.
Falkenberg, CJE, adviser at Longmont across the country.
(Colorado) High School and Carrie Faust, This includes videography, sound recording,
MJE, adviser at Smoky Hill High School, editing and story structure. Working in small
Aurora, Colorado, participants will explore Team Storytelling | $40 teams, participants will spend the morning
leadership styles and strategies, feedback developing their videography skills and
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Limit 70. planning a story, and the afternoon shooting
protocols, motivating staffers, and managing
workflow. You will leave this class with the Great storytelling combines good writing, and editing that story.
tools you need to create communication good photos and good design. Behind it all is The instructor will be 2014 Broadcast Adviser
pathways, an understanding of who you are good planning. of the Year Michael Hernandez, of Mira Costa
as a leader and how that interacts with others’ In this team-based reporting experience, High School, Manhattan Beach, California.
styles, and strategies to grow your staff with taught by Emily Smith, CJE, of Pittsburg Participants must bring their own video
positive and productive feedback. (Kansas) High School and J.D. Garber, CJE, of cameras, tripods, microphones and laptops
Salina (Kansas) Central High School, students with editing software. Please test and become
will work in groups of three to create real familiar with your equipment before attending
Art Direction & Conceptual Thinking | $40 story packages. the session, as the presenters may not be
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Limit 60. The workshop begins with instruction on familiar with your specific hardware/software.
Love those amazing cover images for the New planning packages with readers in mind, and An off-site permission form is required for
York Times Magazine, Wired, Rolling Stone then the students will go off-site to gather each student attending this workshop.
and Time? This hands-on workshop will help stories. Students will return to the convention
you to become a strong art director. site to finish their packages.
You’ll develop skills with visual metaphor, Schools should register students in teams Online/Social Media Boot Camp | $40
wordsmithing and conceptual thinking. You’ll of three, preferably a writer, designer and 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Limit 40.
learn tools for brainstorming, collaborating, photographer, though certainly the students Are you overwhelmed with the thought of
innovating and creating a marriage of words, can each practice all these skills. At least one managing a website, a social media presence,
illustration and photography across platforms student needs InDesign skills, as the students multimedia posts, and even live coverage
— everything you need to inspire award- will design their packages. online?
winning storytelling. Students will need to bring any equipment This workshop, led by Chris Waugaman,
This workshop is led by Sara Quinn, a past they might need (cameras, laptops and card MJE, of Prince George (Virginia) High School,
president of the Society of News Design, now readers). Students can create content for will cover online storytelling using Twitter,
on the faculty at the University of Minnesota, print, broadcast or web, and the workshop Snapchat, Instagram and the many third-
and award-winning designer Amy DeVault, is recommended for experienced student party social media platforms in addition to
MJE, Wichita (Kansas) State University. journalists. incorporating video and audio content into
An off-site permission form is required for your WordPress site. Your online team will
Video Storytelling Workshop with “PBS each student attending this workshop. leave with a plan to execute online storytelling
NewsHour” Student Reporting Labs with best practices in social media, multimedia
NEW | $40 posts, and live coverage.
Writers’ Workshop | $40
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Limit 30. Participants may want to have login and
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Limit 70. password data available to use from their own
Jump start your video storytelling skills with If you’re looking for ways to sharpen and site. All participants must bring either a laptop
“PBS NewsHour” Student Reporting Labs. brighten your writing so others will clamor to or tablet device.
From essential camera and audio basics to read it, this interactive workshop is for you.
lighting, interviewing and editing, join director
Elis Estrada and producers Victor Fernandez, This seminar, led by Shari Adwers, MJE, of Digital Photography Workshop | $40
Briget Ganske, Marie Cusick and Rawan Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville,
Virginia, will entertain and inspire as we 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Limit 70.
Elbaba from SRL’s national youth journalism
analyze excellent writing and apply the pros’ Designed for photographers who have at
program for a hands-on workshop to learn
techniques to your work. least one year’s experience shooting for their
best practices for video that will get you well
Whether you need to write a catchy headline publications, this intensive workshop will
on your way to producing high-quality digital
or a 2,000-word feature, you’ll learn to cover composition, lighting, cropping and
and broadcast news packages.
improve every aspect of your writing as we camera technique.
Working in groups, you will be given practical
discuss leads, voice, narrative style and Participants will receive instruction and go
10Go to dc.journalismconvention.org to register for all pre-convention workshops.
off- site on assignment with Jed Palmer, CJE,
adviser of the Eagle Eye View yearbook and
Some laptops will be available for participants;
however, if you bring your own laptop please JEA OUTREACH
the Summit newspaper, Parker, Colorado, and
Michael Simons, MJE, of Corning-Painted
have Adobe InDesign CS6 or later installed.
Two students may share one laptop. ACADEMY
Post High School, Corning, New York.
Following the photo shoot, the instructors will Beyond the Book: Creating a Legacy for All 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Limit 20.
critique students’ work and offer editing tips Students | NEW | FREE Apply at jea.org/wp/outreach-academy
and techniques. by Oct. 21.
1-4 p.m. Limit 55.
Participants must bring a digital camera, Outreach Academy is a Journalism
and they are encouraged to bring a laptop Come to this workshop to learn that being
an effective leader is about more than Education Association initiative to
computer with the photo-editing program promote diversity in the journalism
(Photoshop, Lightroom) they will use. developing media content, writing articles or
producing yearbooks. It is about creating an teaching profession.
An off-site permission form is required for experience that will live on in the hearts and The academy is a free, intensive seminar
each student attending this workshop. minds of others. for publication advisers who need
We will work to understand the importance help teaching and advising students
Redesign Seminar | $40 of your leadership position and how to use in journalism while dealing with issues
student-centered strategies to improve surrounding diversity.
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Limit 40.
campus culture. The program is hands-on and focuses
During this intensive, hands-on, one-day on practical information advisers need.
design seminar, newspaper, newsmagazine Sponsored by Lifetouch and with JC Pohl,
Teen Truth’s co-founder and former Disney It includes discussions on teaching
and yearbook students will actually redesign journalism to diverse populations,
elements of their publications. producer as host, this workshop promises to
be a game-changing event as we work to take diversifying school coverage, engaging
Led by Pete LeBlanc, CJE, Antelope your message and your legacy … beyond the your staff and school community and
(California) High School, students will study book. understanding the resources and
advanced packaging techniques, including organizations ready to help advisers.
modular design, typography, marriage This program is committed to helping
of elements, negative space and photo
packaging. ONE STORY all advisers, especially advisers of color
who are underrepresented in nine-12
Students need to bring some of their favorite education, who work in challenging
magazines. Students also are required circumstances, including (1) have five
to bring the most current version of their years or fewer advising experience
publication and to have a laptop computer and (2) teach in schools traditionally
with a working version of InDesign. underrepresented in JEA membership,
especially low-income, urban and rural
Photoshop Workflow | $25 schools.
8:30 a.m.-noon. Limit 40. In addition to the instruction received
Taught by Mark Murray, Santa Fe, New at the workshop, participants who are
Mexico, participants will learn to use Adobe accepted to the Outreach Academy and
Photoshop. This workshop will emphasize a attend the Thursday workshop earn the
basic workflow for preparing photographs for following benefits —
publication. William Brangham, “PBS NewsHour” • Up to $100 in substitute pay to the
Some laptops will be available; however, participant’s school for the Thursday
participants may bring their own laptops with Journalism can highlight people with bright workshop.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 or later installed. Two ideas to solve global issues. Solutions
• One-day parking reimbursement for
students may share one laptop. journalism focuses on individuals’
the Thursday workshop.
responses to broad problems —and how
This session is open to both students and those problems can be fixed. • One year’s membership to JEA.
advisers. • Waived registration fee to this
This past year, “PBS NewsHour” reporter
convention, courtesy of JEA and NSPA.
William Brangham produced a series of
Advanced InDesign | $25 packages on solutions for environmental • Waived registration fee to the 2020
1-5 p.m. Limit 40. challenges in Antarctica, as well as on the JEA Advisers Institute, in New Orleans.
Take your design skills to the next level with world’s dwindling bee population.
this seminar that will show you how to use We encourage journalism staffs to use the
the power of InDesign to streamline your links and lessons posted at the convention
publication production. site to analyze solutions journalism and
Bradley Wilson, MJE, Midwestern State to find ways it might be useful to their
University, Wichita Falls, Texas, will cover community. Resources are available at
libraries, styles and other InDesign tricks. dc.journalismconvention.org.
11THURSDAY MEDIA EXPERIENCES Transportation costs and more information
available at registration.
Law of the Student Press: Medill School of Journalism, Media, NPR
Supreme Court and Newseum Integrated Marketing Communications, 10-11 a.m. Limit 25.
8:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Limit 50. Northwestern University
NPR is host to a wide-range of news, cultural,
Tour the US Supreme Court with SPLC Senior 9 am. Limit 25. political and scientific programs. Visit the
Legal Counsel Mike Hiestand, who is a Enjoy one of the best views of the nation’s national headquarters of the nation’s premier
member of the Bar of the Supreme Court. capitol and learn how reporters find news radio network and recording studios.
After viewing exhibits and receiving a through interviewing, unearthing secrets and A one-hour, guided tour will take you through
30-minute briefing from Court staff between using data. NPR’s headquarters to get a glimpse of daily
9:15 -11 a.m., the group will walk to the nearby This presentation will show you how to use life inside NPR. You’ll learn about NPR’s
Newseum. From 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hiestand the extensive datasets available to reporters history, operations and your role in the public-
will brief you on your rights as student to break news through text and visuals. radio community. You will also see NPR’s
journalists and take on your most vexing We’ll go over some of the easy-to-use apps newsroom, Tiny Desk, live production studios
questions. and tools that allow reporters to produce and more.
interactive stories using data without lots of
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting coding. Medill School adjunct lecturer and The National Press Club
9-10 a.m. Limit 30. NPR data editor Sean McMinn and Medill 10-11 a.m. Limit 20.
professor Ellen Shearer will walk you through For more than 100 years, celebrities, heads
Located in the Carnegie Endowment for key tools and answer your questions.
International Peace building in Dupont Circle, of state, presidents and prime ministers have
the Pulitzer Center has become a leading The session will be in the building that houses spoken to the world from the great ballroom.
source for quality international reporting in Medill’s D.C. campus and the Washington Post You will visit the world’s premier forum for
major U.S. and European media outlets. Visit newsroom. newsmakers and its state-of-the-art broadcast
their offices, view samples of their projects studios that capture the famous Press Club
and hear about their innovative media model Voice of America luncheons that are televised on CSPAN.
from staff. 9:30-10:15 a.m. Limit 20.
Politico
The Voice of America Studio Tour is a behind-
National Museum of African American the-scenes look at live broadcasting on radio, 11 a.m. Limit 25.
History and Culture television and Internet in several of our 46 With headquarters in Rosslyn, Va., Politico is a
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Limit 50. languages. leading source for fact-based journalism. Tour
The museum bills itself as a place where all Tours are guided with audio and video the office and hear from editors and reporters
Americans can learn about the richness and features. VOA’s headquarters is home to a as they discuss the different beats they
diversity of the African American experience, series of historic murals commissioned by the cover and what it is like to report the news at
what it means to their lives, and how it helped U.S. government to depict the Social Security Politico.
shape this nation. The tour includes admission Act and other New Deal programs enacted in
to the museum as well as a luncheon response to the Great Depression. Washington Post Printing Plant
featuring a panel of Washington journalists 1-3 p.m. Limit 44.
discussing the importance of diversity and National Geographic Be there when the four-story presses rumble
inclusion in news coverage. Students will 10-10:45 a.m. Limit 25. and roar to life in one of the world’s largest
participate in a newswriting competition of the printing plants. You’ll wear earplugs and
event, with prizes provided by Elon University Exhibitions at the National Geographic
Museum showcase bold people and safety glasses as you see 90,000 newspapers
(N.C.). print in less than an hour.
transformative ideas in the fields of
University of Maryland Philip Merrill College exploration, scientific research, storytelling, The Washington Post is the nation’s seventh
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9 a.m.-1 p.m. Limit 55. special editions.
the National Geographic Museum is a
Visit one of the nation’s premier journalism perfect destination for all ages. Visitors get
schools and tour the state-of-the-art facilities, to know the work of National Geographic Library of Congress
including a broadcast studio and bureau. conservationists, photographers and scientists 1-3 p.m. Limit 44.
A special Terps bus will pick you up and take through engaging, dynamic exhibitions During your hour-long tour you will learn
you to the campus. featuring everything from iconic photography about the building’s symbolic art and
UMD’s Merrill College offers unmatched and world-famous artifacts to interactive architecture and view the grandeur of the
access to internships in one of the nation’s top learning stations and behind-the-scenes Main Reading Room.
media markets. Students learn from the pros stories.
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14CONVENTION SHIRTS
“Now More Than Ever: Journalism Matters” shirts and hoodies are available by pre-ordering at dc.journalismconvention.org by Oct. 30.
Shirts will be available for pick-up from 1-7 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m.-noon Friday. Shirts not picked up by noon Friday will be resold.
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YEARBOOKS.FRIESENS.COMADVISER-ONLY EVENTS
SATURDAY ADVISER LUNCHEON | $40 CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS Test results will be sent about eight weeks
Noon-2:20 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 Attendance certificates signed by both after the convention, and applicants will
Registration deadline: Oct. 30 organizations’ directors are available in the be notified about selection as soon as all
JEA will honor fall award and certification adviser tote bags, JEA Bookstore and at application procedures are complete. Those
recipients, and NSPA will honor Pioneer dc.journalismconvention.org at no charge. who pass the test in Washington, D.C., will be
Award winners. Sponsored by Herff Jones. Check with your school district to see if these honored on April 18, 2020, at the Nashville
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FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES These certificates are for advisers only and do
not have an affiliation with a university. MJE APPLICANTS | $85
First-Time Attendee Meeting
6:30 p.m. Thursday Applicants for Master Journalism Educator
must have earned CJE status; verify five years
ADVISER RECEPTIONS of journalism teaching or advising experience;
CERTIFICATION TESTING submit a letter of endorsement from a
Welcome Reception Application deadline: Sept. 1 supervisor; show evidence of participation
9-10:30 p.m. Thursday Testing: 3:30-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 in scholastic journalism professional growth
Friday’s Reception jea.org/wp/certification activities at local, state, regional or national
8:30-11 p.m. All applicants must be current JEA members. levels; pass the MJE exam; and submit a pre-
Dessert reception Fees cover a portion of administration, approved project, paper or teaching unit.
judging, mailing, cost of pins and certificates. CJE award certificates and pins or MJE
ADVISER HOSPITALITY plaques and pins for those who have
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday & CJE APPLICANTS | $60 completed requirements since the spring
7:30 a.m.-noon Saturday CJE applicants must complete an application, convention will be presented during the
provide evidence of a valid state teaching Saturday Adviser Luncheon.
certificate and provide evidence of journalistic Questions? 785-532-5532, staff@jea.org.
training from one of three options. Go to
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NSPA BEST OF SHOW | $20 NSPA SPECIAL CONSULTATIONS NSPA ON-SITE MEDIA CRITIQUES | $30
Open to members of NSPA, the Best of Show $55 | NEW Staff members and advisers will sit down
competition honors the best student media Special Consultations, a new convention with an experienced adviser or professional
represented at the convention. Best of Show offering by NSPA, provides an in-depth, journalist and review their student media.
is a competition in which entries compete 50-minute consulting session tailored to the Critique sessions are 25 minutes and provide
against each other and are ranked with the specific needs of an adviser and staff. a one-on-one opportunity for students and
first-place winner in each category taking From design to technology to advisers to ask questions.
home a trophy. Critiques and score sheets photojournalism to social media — NSPA Critiques are offered from noon-3 p.m. on
are not provided in this contest. experts will take your staff to the next level. Friday and 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Each critique
Entries are due by 2 p.m. on Friday, Space is limited. When signing up for NSPA costs $30. When registering for NSPA On-site
Nov. 22. Winners will be announced at special consultations, advisers must provide Critiques, please indicate whether you prefer
the NSPA Awards Ceremony at 3:30 p.m. specific objectives for this session. From Friday or Saturday. NSPA will confirm your
Saturday, Nov. 23. your objectives, NSPA will match an award- appointment. Critique times fill up quickly.
Visit dc.journalismconvention.org for a list winning adviser or media professional who
of categories and complete contest rules. will prepare for the consulting session prior to
arriving at the convention. For questions about Best of Show, Special
Student staff members must be in attendance Consultations or On-Site Media Critiques,
at the convention for high school media to Staffs wanting a critique of their student contact NSPA’s Gary Lundgren, gary@
compete in Best of Show. For junior high/ media should sign up for an On-site Critique studentpress.org.
middle school media, advisers must be in not a Special Consultation.
attendance.
SPECIAL EVENTS
BREAK WITH A PRO | $5 PIZZA & PROUD | $15 ADOBE & PRECISION
9 and 10 a.m. Friday 6-7 p.m. Friday CERTIFICATION TESTING | Saturday
Journalism pros share information about Join this celebration of student media and 8 a.m. Precision exams. $10 per person.
their work and backgrounds in small-group honor the great work accomplished in 9 and 10 a.m. Adobe exams. $50 per person.
discussion sessions. Potential topics, pending scholastic newsrooms across the country.
Pizza will be served for dinner during an Advisers and students will have the
availability and interest — opportunity to take certification exams
entertaining evening spent with peers.
Book writing Broadcast sports for Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, and
Editorial cartooning Feature writing Precision exams for digital photography and
Health/science reporting MEDIA SWAP SHOPS | FREE
8 & 9 p.m. Friday broadcast.
Magazine: design & art direction
Magazine editing & writing Meet with students from other publication This certification is recognized by industry
Media law Multimedia journalism staffs to share with one another and gather leaders and will boost a student’s ability to
News writing Opinion writing land critical internships and jobs. It also supports
new ideas.
Photography Podcasting high school journalism classes become
Public relations Radio news & production funded CTE pathways.
Social media editing Sports writing
TV news reporting Videography
SCHOLARSHIPS NEWSEUM’S LAST CALL
NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS The Newseum, D.C.’s go-to destination for At the Newseum, present your convention
Sponsored by Northwestern University’s journalists, closes permanently next January. name badge. The offer is not transferable to
Medill School, up to 50 need-based But thanks to the Student Press Law others.
scholarships are being offered by JEA Center, celebrating 2019 as its Year of the Newseum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday
and NSPA. Student Journalist, registered conference through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
Each scholarship covers only the attendees may visit the Newseum at no Museum information is at newseum.org.
registration fee. charge during the convention dates. Schools
must first have checked in at the convention
Priority will be given to students from registration desk after 1 p.m. Thursday.
underrepresented groups and low-income
students. Go to dc.journalismconvention.
org/scholarship to apply by Oct. 7.
Recipients will be announced Oct. 11.
21JEA CONTESTS
REGISTER ONLINE for JEA contests between be provided for each student entered CONTEST REGISTRATION STEP BY STEP
Oct. 1-23 2019. in a contest. This is especially important 1. The adviser must be a current JEA
All rules and descriptions are available at in contests submitted online before the member for the online contest registration
jea.org/wp/home/awards-honors/contests. convention.) form to work. Join or renew your membership
It is imperative that advisers and contestants at jea.org. Find the Membership heading at
carefully read all the rules to make sure all CONTEST/CRITIQUE SESSIONS the top of the page and click on Join JEA
deadlines and requirements are met. or Renew Membership from the pull-down
1. Most contests/critiques take place from menu. Membership should be activated by
All contests require students to bring their 4-6 p.m., but the on-site broadcast contests Oct. 15 to meet the Oct. 23 contest deadline.
own supplies. have earlier times. Check the schedule and Membership is not processed until funds are
room assignments in the convention program, received.
available online in mid-October or on site at
A FEW OF THE BASICS the convention registration desk. Students 2. If you don’t remember your username/
1. Each student may enter just one late to their contests will not be able to password for jea.org/wp/membersarea,
category. A school may enter just one participate. please contact JEA staff at 785-532-5532 or
student per category except for team staff@jea.org.
2. Online submission contestants will be
contests. All contestants must be present disqualified if they do not attend the entire 3. Decide with your students what to enter.
at the convention and attend the contest critique session Friday, Nov. 22. Confer with other advisers in your school to
critique Friday, Nov. 22, or the entry will be decide what students will participate in each
disqualified. In online-submission contests REGISTRATION INFORMATION category. Although it’s preferred one adviser
that allow a team to enter, both students must enters all entries from a school, two or more
register and pay; however, only one student 1. Students and their advisers must be advisers may enter their students separately if
needs to be present at the convention for the registered for the convention in order to paying separately. Please collaborate on this.
entry to be eligible for the contest. participate, and the adviser must be a
member of JEA. 4. To register for the JEA contests, go to jea.
2. Contestants will be disqualified if they fail org and follow the instructions for entering
to follow the rules available at jea.org. 2. No on-site registrations will be accepted; for entering the contests under the Awards
however, name substitutions are allowed until and Contests section. All students must have
3. Register early. Some venues have limited 10:30 a.m. Friday at the JEA contest check-in
seating for the contests. In the event the working emails and passwords.
desk.
number of registrants for a contest category 5. Payment of $20 per student may made by
fills the seating capacity of the assigned 3. If your student has a documentable credit/debit card, PayPal, check or purchase
contest room and a larger room is not disability, you need to request any order. Mail check to Journalism Education
available, JEA will close registration for that accommodation when you register. Please Association, Attention: Contests, 105 Kedzie
category. notify National Contest Chair Nancy Smith, Hall, 828 Mid-Campus Drive S., Manhattan, KS
at nysmithjea@gmail.com, and bring 66506. Official, signed purchase orders may
4. All contests marked online submission documentation to the convention.
must be uploaded by 7 p.m. ET Wednesday, be mailed, emailed to staff@jea.org or faxed
Oct. 23, 2019. Specific instructions are 4. The rules for JEA contests can be to 785-532-5563.
available at jea.org/wp/home/awards-honors/ downloaded at jea.org. If you have any Contest entries must be paid in full before
contests. Links to instructions will be available questions, you may call JEA Headquarters the contests begin Nov. 22, 2019. Do not
on the rules page Sept. 17. Students may toll-free, at 785-532-5532, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CT, include your JEA contest payment with
begin working on those entries at that time. Monday through Friday, or email staff@jea.org. your convention registration payment. JEA
No late entries will be accepted for judging contests are processed separately.
or critique. Start early. Call JEA for help if 6. Bring the rules and required supplies with
necessary. you to the convention.
(A working email and a password must
JEA QUIZ BOWL EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
JEA NATIONAL JOURNALISM QUIZ BOWL Trolley Tours | Friday and Saturday Team Trivia | Friday
$50 per team “Monuments by Moonlight” Game 1 at 7 p.m. Game 2 at 9:15 p.m. | FREE
Qualifying test: 8 a.m. Friday 7 and 9 p.m. departures. | $25 per person Are you ready for a fast-paced, fun and
Live rounds: 8-11 a.m. Saturday Think you have seen the monuments? Have engaging evening of trivia? It’s time to put
Start putting together your four-person you seen them by moonlight? your knowledge of Washington, D.C., pop
teams now for the quiz bowl. The Trolleys will pick up at the Washington Marriott culture, music, movies and random facts to
competition will include questions related to Wardman Park and take you on a two-hour the test.
current events, pop culture, journalism and tour of the city’s most iconic sites. Students Bring your whole staff or join forces with other
civics. will not be able to get off the trolley during small groups – we’ll find you a team. Show off
To register a team or for additional this tour. Pre-registration required. your smarts and try to take home the title.
information, visit jea.org, and go to
the Awards and Contests section.
22Contests for this convention
The following contests will be offered for Washington, D.C.
Descriptions and complete rules can be found on www.jea.org.
Advisers and students should read all rules carefully and email or call
JEA if you have questions. Failure to follow the rules or meet deadlines
will result in an automatic disqualification.
On-site Contests Online Submission Contests
These categories all take place at the convention. No work is Prompts available at jea.org on Sept. 17, 2019.
required in advance. Most of the contests run 4-6 p.m. Friday. Students who compete in these categories must complete the work
Only ONE student from each school may enter each contest unless a BEFORE the convention and have the entry uploaded no later than Oct. 23.
team entry is indicated. These contests require students to attend a two-hour critique session 4-6
p.m. Friday, Nov. 22. A school may enter just one student per contest
Newspaper Contests
unless a team entry is indicated. Each student may enter just one
01: NEWSWRITING
contest. Please read all contest rules at writeoffs.jea.org.
02: EDITORIAL WRITING
03: FEATURE WRITING
04: SPORTS WRITING Newspaper, Yearbook, Magazine Layout Contests
05: REVIEW WRITING 09: NEWSPAPER LAYOUT
06: EDITORIAL CARTOONING 10: NEWSMAGAZINE LAYOUT
07: COMMENTARY WRITING 16: YEARBOOK LAYOUT: THEME
08: NEWS EDITING/HEADLINE WRITING/ 17: YEARBOOK LAYOUT: INSIDE PAGES
CURRENT EVENTS 18: YEARBOOK COVER/ENDSHEETS
11: PRESS LAW & ETHICS 19: LITERARY MAGAZINE: LAYOUT
Yearbook Contests Graphic Design Contests
12: YEARBOOK COPY/CAPTIONS: SPORTS 23: GRAPHIC DESIGN: LOGO
13: YEARBOOK COPY/CAPTIONS: ACADEMICS 24: GRAPHIC DESIGN: INFOGRAPHICS
14: YEARBOOK COPY/CAPTIONS: CLUBS 25: GRAPHIC DESIGN: ADVERTISING
15: YEARBOOK COPY/CAPTIONS: STUDENT LIFE 26: GRAPHIC DESIGN: PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
Literary Magazine Contests Photography Contests
20: LITERARY MAGAZINE POETRY 27: THEMED PHOTOGRAPHY (theme available Sept. 17)
21: LITERARY MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION 28: ... SPORTS ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY
22: LITERARY MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHY 29: SPORTS FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
30: FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
Broadcast Contests 31: GENERAL OR SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
42: VIDEO PACKAGE EDITING 32: PHOTO STORY
43. ONLINE NEWS PACKAGE (individual or team of 2) 33: PORTFOLIO
44: BROADCAST ANCHOR 34: PHOTO PORTRAIT
45: BROADCAST NEWSWRITING 35: FIRST-YEAR PHOTO
46: BROADCAST PACKAGE (individual or team of 2)
Broadcast Contests
36: BROADCAST NEWS STORY (individual or teams of 2)
37: BROADCAST SPORTS STORY (individual or team of 2)
38: BROADCAST FEATURE STORY (individual or team of 2)
REGISTRATION/UPLOAD DEADLINE 39: BROADCAST COMMERCIAL/PSA (individual or team of 2)
7 p.m. ET Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 40: VIDEOGRAPHY (individual only)
41: SHORT DOCUMENTARY (online submission)
Late entries will not be accepted. Start the process early.
Questions? Contact JEA at staff@jea.org
or 785-532-5532. Hours; 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. CT.
Rules and registration:
jea.org/wp/home/awards-honors/contests
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RESERVATION DEADLINE: Oct. 22, 2019
Hotel reservation information will be found in
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reserve rooms.
know you will need. Even if you cancel early, release rooms being held for the convention
To take full advantage of the convention, the hotels are not obligated to return rooms room block to the general public.
delegates who live outside the D.C. metro to the convention block. This may mean other
area are encouraged to stay at the sanctioned As always, there is a limited number of
delegates would have to pay more for their rooms in each configuration. If the hotel is
and officially designated JEA/NSPA rooms in a convention hotel or that we would
convention hotel. fully booked when your reservation arrives,
not “meet the block” which could affect the you will be contacted concerning alternative
Although an Oct. 22 deadline for hotel cost of this and future conventions. hotels. JEA/NSPA cannot guarantee
reservations has been set, neither the hotel Convention officials suggest you make hotel availability of overflow housing.
nor JEA/NSPA can guarantee availability. reservations well in advance of the Oct.
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Rudeness to hotel guests and hotel
A midnight convention curfew will be in effect employees; misuse of or reckless behavior
Wednesday through Saturday. Students on the elevators or escalators; excessive
should be in their rooms, making no excessive noise; destruction of property; or any other
noise, at that time. The hotel reserves the inappropriate behavior is not acceptable and
right to remove any hotel guests who make can lead to expulsion from the hotel and/
excessive noise or create similar disruption. or criminal prosecution. Should individual
Advisers/chaperones will be responsible for students, advisers or delegations prove
enforcing the nightly convention curfew. disruptive, JEA/NSPA officials reserve the
No student will be admitted to the convention right to declare all fees forfeited and to send
without a school-approved adviser/chaperone. delegates home at their own expense.
At least one chaperone/adviser is required for Drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages,
every 12 students. It is understood that by the or possession/use of cigarettes, tobacco,
act of registering students for the convention, vaping devices and illegal drugs is absolutely
advisers assume responsibility for their prohibited.
students’ behavior and well-being during the
convention. All students are expected to wear their
convention name badges at all times while in
Chaperones should recognize that they the hotel meeting rooms and common areas.
and their schools will be held liable for any
damage to hotel facilities incurred by students Breaking convention rules may result in
under their supervision. disqualification from all contests and forfeiture
of any awards won.
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