FREE CURRICULUM: Advisers can download, use ‘Scholastic Media Law & Ethics in New Voices Illinois’ for this fall
By Amanda Bright, Co-Secretary and At-Large Board Member
July 17, 2017
IHSA Journalism Sectionals and State: A Pictorial
Amanda Bright, Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
May 19, 2017
IPF awards Illinois high schools with $25,000 in grants for 2017
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
May 16, 2017
Brenda Field receives 2017 James A. Tidwell Award for Excellence in Scholastic Media Education
By Amanda Bright, IJEA Co-Secretary and Region 5 Board Member
May 12, 2017
Brenda Field, Glenbrook South High School yearbook adviser and state director for the Illinois JEA, presents a "Fly the J" rally towel to each adviser at the IHSA State Journalism competition at Eastern Illinois University. Field's allegory on the improbable 2016 win for the Cubs was linked with the passage of New Voices legislation in Illinois, for which she thanked and encouraged advisers.
IJEA Blog: It’s OK to cheat! Use this to ID your deserving All-State Journalism Team member(s)
Did that just say "Cheat"? Is that legal if I'm a teacher and adviser? Turns out, it is — especially if it's rewarding the most driven and passionate students in your newsroom with the honor of being on the IJEA All-State Journalism Team for 2017.
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Recent IJEA Blog Stories
IJEA Blog: Reflections on winning the James A. Tidwell Award
February 21, 2017
It’s easy to remember the highest achieving students from my 15 years of experience as a scholastic journalism teacher. ...
February 20, 2017
This week is Scholastic Journalism Week — a time for scholastic journalists and their advisers and teachers to tout the excitemen...
IJEA Blog: The lasting lessons of a high school journalism education
February 13, 2017
Exposure to high school journalism classes changed my life. As a reporter and editor for The Pacer newspaper at Rolling Meadows High School, I had the opportunity to rep...
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IJEA inducts Stan Zoller, Brenda Field into 2017 Hall of Fame
Cathy Wall, herself a member of the IJEA Hall of Fame, inducted Stan Zoller and Brenda Field into the 2017 class of the IJEA Hall of Fame during the IHSA State Journalism Competition at Eastern Illinois University. The...
May 12, 2017 • No Comments
IJEA selects All-State Journalism Team for 2017
The All-State Journalism Team began in spring of 2005, when the Illinois Journalism Education Association recognized a need to honor those students who have proven themselves indispensable to their respective school m...
April 28, 2017 • No Comments
Meet our 2017 Illinois Journalist of the Year: Downers Grove North’s Abigail “Abbe” Murphy
The editor-in-chief of the awarding-winning Omega newspaper of Downers Grove North High School is our choice for top high school journalist in Illinois. Check inside for more about Abbe and runner-up, Marissa Martinez!
March 4, 2017 • No Comments
Recent IJEA News Stories
Know of a deserving colleague? Deadlines are drawing near for IJEA educator and friend awards
February 21, 2017
We know Illinois has amazing advisers, women and men who share their passion for all aspects of journalism with high school ...
IHSA reminder: Feb. 1 is the deadline to sign up for the 2017 tournament
January 30, 2017
Does your school intend to compete in this year's IHSA journalism tournament? If so, the deadline to enter y...
Congratulations to Katie Comeford, a JEA Rising Star!
January 30, 2017
The Journalism Education Association has selected 10 scholastic media advisers to receive its 2017 Rising Star Award, and the winners ...
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When schools take free speech seriously, so do students
That's what Randy Swikle learned during his 25 years at Johnsburg High School. Sure, free speech is risky, but when a school builds a culture of trust, students show time and again that they'll live up to the responsibilities they're given.
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Who better to celebrate Free Speech Week than journalism teachers and advisers?
Thanks to their time in student media, many young people learn firsthand the true power of free expression: how to communicate with strength, passion and logical rigor.
October 21, 2015 • No Comments
Recent IJEA Features Stories
Lessons from ASNE, a summer program that left an impact
September 4, 2015
The ASNE Reynolds High School Journalism Institute may have come to an end after 15 summers, but its legacy is likely to continue for many y...
Remembering Georgia Stohr: A tribute from her students
June 16, 2015
NOTE: The author, Stephanie Bias, is a rising senior at LaSalle-Peru High School. She is editor-in-chief of the 2015-16 Ell E...
What would Queen Latifah do? Advice for the next generation of journalists
June 10, 2015
NOTE: The following speech is reprinted with permission from the author, Carla Jimenez. She delivered it Saturday, June 6,...
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IJEA inducts Stan Zoller, Brenda Field into 2017 Hall of Fame
Cathy Wall, herself a member of the IJEA Hall of Fame, inducted Stan Zoller and Brenda Field into the 2017 class of the IJEA Hall of Fame during the IHSA State Journalism...
May 12, 2017 • No Comments
Recent IJEA Video Stories
IJEA honors Linda Jones as 2016 Friend of Scholastic Journalism
September 29, 2016
In accepting the Friend of Scholastic Journalism award, Linda Jones spoke of everyone -- except herself. From the McCormick...
2016 IJEA Fall Conference in Review: Empowered staffs, empowered advisers
September 19, 2016
With more than 320 Illinois high school journalists and their advisers in attendance this year, the 2016 IJEA Fall ...
Cathy Wall receives 2016 James A. Tidwell Award for Excellence in Scholastic Media Education
May 4, 2016
Harrisburg High School journalism adviser Cathy Wall was pragmatic in her advice to a room packed with other publications...
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