Howard Finberg, the director of interactive studies at The Poynter Institute, and Jeff Jarvis from the City University of New York appeared on Minnesota Public Radio’s Dec. 20 morning program to talk about the value of a multimedia journalism education. Their discussion focuses primarily on educating college students, but it…...
24 Kansas publications earn Best of Show awards at NSPA convention
Led by Shawnee Mission East’s newspaper and website, as well as the Maize South Middle School yearbook, 24 Kansas publications earned Best of Show honors at the JEA/NSPA national convention Nov. 11-14 in Kansas City, Mo. The Harbinger newspaper and the student news website, smeharbinger.net, both from Shawnee Mission East,…...
September photo contest winners announced
Students from Shawnee Mission North, Pittsburg, Shawnee Mission East and Blue Valley West captured first places in KSPA’s first Photo of the Month competition. Below are the winners and runners-up in each category. KSPA judges received more entries in the Student Life/Feature and Sports categories than any other. The October…...
PODCAST: Nelson encourages students to think locally in their publications
Colleen McCain Nelson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer from The Dallas Morning News, urged Kansas high schools students to affect change at their schools by writing compelling editorials. Nelson, a graduate of Salina South High School and the University of Kansas, spoke to students at the 2010 Fall Conferences at…...
KSDE funding decision under media spotlight
KSPA’s ad hoc CTE committee has made an impact on the public’s awareness of the Kansas State Department of Education’s decision to cut journalism funding effective 2012. Led by Karen Ford of Holton HS, committee members have lobbied state media to write about the decision, and they’ve lobbied KSDE decision-makers…...
Kansas boasts five NSPA newspaper Pacemaker finalists
Kansas again has reaped more than its share of national awards, garnering five newspaper and one broadcast Pacemaker finalist awards from the National Scholastic Press Association. The Pacemaker is often considered the “Pulitzer Prize of scholastic journalism,” and every year Kansas outpaces other states of similar size or larger with…...