Iowa Journalist of the Year Competition Deadline February 15, 2018

Jonathan Rogers, IHSPA President|January 5, 2016

Below is information on the Iowa journalist of the year competition. The deadline is February 15th.

$500 Scholarship for the Iowa Journalist of the Year sponsored by Iowa High School Press Association and Iowa Newspaper Foundation.

Winning Iowa journalist of the Year allows the student compete for $3,000 for the national journalist of the year and six $850 runner-up scholarships

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Iowa HS Journalist of the Year Contest

The Journalist of the Year contest recognizes Iowa’s top high school journalism students.

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible students:

Must be seniors.
Must have served on a media staff for two years.
Can be planning to study any major in college.
Have an adviser who is a current Journalism Education Association member.

ABOUT THE CONTEST

The components of the Iowa JOY process align with those of the national JEA – JOY process.

The JEA website provides a plethora of information in the following areas.

FAQs – CLICK HERE TO FIND THE ANSWERS

Contest requirements and guidelines
A candidate toolbox that explains options for hosting the online portfolio
Organizing work samples
A judging rubric
Past winners
Examples of winning JOY entries

HOW TO SUBMIT

All entries must be digital. Entries are submitting as a URL. Places to consider when deciding where to host work examples include the following:
For Print: Issuu.com – Livebinders.com- Adobe Acrobrat PDF portfolio – WordPress – Blog.com – Blogger
For Broadcast: Google Sites – Weebly.com – Wix.com

The JEA website has a tutorial “Options for Online Presentation” that explains these options.

ITEMS TO CONSIDER

Students may not have examples that fit all 11 categories. That is fine. The categories are an attempt to include the vast types of experiences students may encounter working on a media staff.

The portfolio could be used in other ways: for scholarships, for job interviews, when applying for leadership positions in organizations. Compiling a portfolio of work and reflecting on it is something most teenagers have not done. It sets you apart.

DEADLINES

February 15, 2017

IHSPA will be posting a place for the application and portfolio to be submitted. In early March the state winner will be announced.

March 15, 2017

Winning entry must be submitted to the JEA national office.

Early April

National winners will be announced.

April 2017

National winners will be introduced at the National Journalism convention.

Sister Rita Jeanne Scholarships, named for JEA’s longtime treasurer, recognize some of the top high school journalists in the country. Scholarship funds — $3,000 for the top winner, and $850 each for runners-up (up to six runners-up awards are usually given) — are released to the student after the winners are announced.

PAST IOWA WINNERS