JEA Scholastic Press Rights Committee

Registration for the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Philadelphia is open! We’re looking forward to offering some great press rights sessions and hope to see you there!

Join us Nov. 7-10 in Philadelphia for the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention. The convention offers hundreds of instructional sessions from industry professionals and educators, on-site contests and award presentations, publication exchanges, networking events, scholastic journalism-centered trade show and more. Early bird pricing ends Sept. 26. Registration closes Oct. 17. https://fall.journalismconvention.org/

Congratulations to the SPRC’s own Stan Zoller on this well deserved honor! Thank you, Stan, for your service to scholastic journalism and student press rights, your hard work and dedication on behalf of journalism students and their advisers!

Thank you again also to Candace Perkins Bowen, MJE, John Bowen, MJE, and Tom Eveslage, who are long-time crusaders for student press rights, for this generous endowment!

JEA names Stan Zoller recipient of the the inaugural Candace and John Bowen Adviser First Amendment Leadership Award for actively supporting, defending and fighting for student journalists and their advisers.
Read more: https://jea.org/wp/blog/2024/08/21/zoller-named-inaugural-first-amendment-leadership-award-recipient/

If you’re looking for a way to mix it up this school year, consider inviting the SPLC into your classroom to speak to your students about media law!

Educators, we want to meet your students over Zoom! Through SPLC in the Classroom, you can invite one of our legal experts to speak virtually about a media law topic of your choice. Schedule your session now! https://splc.org/speakers/

The Student Press Law Center offers an excellent opportunity for students to engage in advocacy and learn how to help enact !

Apply Now: New Voices Student Leaders Institute - Student Press Law Center The New Voices Student Leaders Institute is a free program for students to develop their organizing skills and grow as leaders within the New Voices movement.