Tanner Maxwell of Goddard High School has been named the 2011 Kansas High School Journalist of the Year. Maxwell has been editor in chief of The Lion’s Roar newspaper for the past two years, during which time the paper has received both a national Best in Show at the spring…...
Two Kansas schools earn national Pacemaker finalist ranking
Two Kansas student digital publications have been named finalists for Pacemaker awards by the National Scholastic Press Association. The Shawnee Mission East Harbinger Online was named a national online Pacemaker finalist. The Harbinger is one of just 37 news websites to earn the distinction and one of only 18 that…...
20 All-Kansas Yearbook winners named
Twenty 2010 Kansas yearbooks earned All-Kansas distinction this year in the annual critique service and contest. Judges from around the country evaluated more than 60 yearbooks in all. The schools that earned All-Kansas honors are (click on the link beneath the list to see a map of the All-Kansas schools):…...
Discussion highlights value of multimedia journalism education
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…...
Kansas students awarded in 2010 JEA/NSPA Write-off
The JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention held its write-off competition this past weekend in Kansas City. Of the 1,963 participants, 104 Kansas students received an award for outstanding journalism. Awards were given for superior and excellent quality as well as honorable mention. A complete list of award recipients…...
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,…...
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…...