Adviser Resources

The Missouri School of Journalism offers MIJA advisers unique access to such professional organizations as the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Committee of Concerned Journalists. They have also created the Missouri High School Journalism Project and a Facebook support group that can be joined.

The Missouri School of Journalism recently updated the Journalist’s Creed. Download here to print for your classroom.

Journalism Education Association JEA “supports free and responsible scholastic journalism by providing resources and educational opportunities, by promoting professionalism, by encouraging and rewarding student excellence and teacher achievement, and by fostering an atmosphere which encompasses diversity yet builds unity,” according to its mission. You can also pursue professional certification through JEA: CJE (Certified Journalism Educator) and MJE (Master Journalism Educator).

JEA Digital Media Missouri’s own Aaron Manfull and numerous other advisers have done an amazing job of keeping advisers up-t0-date with the latest news and trends in digital media.

National Scholastic Press Association NSPA, according to its website, is “exclusively for high school and other secondary school publications – yearbooks, newspapers, magazines, broadcast programs, and online publications. Since 1921, we’ve offered our members resources to help their publications improve, including national high school journalism conventions, prestigious contests and scholarships, a publication critique service, and much more.”

Columbia Scholastic Press Association CSPA has four main goals, according to its website to make clear expression the standard for success; to maintain the student media for students, by students and containing news of students; to conduct contests and offer awards to make student media better than they were; and to recognize that journalism can be a means towards broader understanding of society and people.

Regional organizations within the state:

Journalism Educators of Metro Kansas City provides advisers with adviser-only events throughout the school year, and students with scholarships and other spring contests.
Journalism StL “One of our main missions is to serve the journalism students in the St. Louis area by hosting a journalism conference every spring, usually at a local university. This conference brings local journalism students together for sessions with local media officials and teachers. We host an annual contest where yearbooks and newspapers are evaluated by out-of-state judges, and we give out thousands of dollars in scholarships for summer journalism workshops.”

The Academy of Scholastic Broadcasting This is a go-to site for workshop information, teaching ideas and an on-going blog about teaching broadcast.

Poynter Institute Its website says Poynter “exists to ensure that our communities have access to excellent journalism—the kind of journalism that enables us to participate fully and effectively in our democracy.” This unique resource offers advisers information on “management, ethical decision-making and the power of diversity; we teach editing, writing, reporting and new media skills; we teach those in broadcast, print and the Web; we teach those trying to remake their organizations and those trying to remake their journalistic skills set.”

Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project This site is designed to look at the changing news landscape and the impact of news coverage on society. Topics range from the manner in which Americans get their news to the use of social media platforms.

SchoolJournalism.org provides a weekly email newsletter, bi-monthly news and lessons, and a wealth of lessons in every aspect and media in journalism today. You can find Classroom in a Box ready to go with entire units planned with supporting materials, and much more.

School Newspapers Online provides website hosting to high schools.

Student Press Law Center According to its website the SPLC is the “nation’s only legal assistance agency devoted exclusively to educating high school and college journalists about the rights and responsibilities embodied in the First Amendment and supporting the student news media in their struggle to cover important issues free from censorship.” Look here for ways “to help students of all ages meaningfully participate in civic life and learn essential skills, ethics and values through the vehicle of journalism.”

Yearbook companies operating in the state:

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