2017 Annual Contest winners announced

May 21, 2017
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Congratulations to the 2017 Annual Contest winners! https://jeanc.org/past-winners/2017-annual-contest-winners/  

JEANC Announces “Nick Ferentinos Memorial Student Press Freedom Award”

February 27, 2017
Filed under Annual Contest, Member News, Showcase

The Journalism Education Association of Northern California is proud to announce the addition of a new category and award to its annual spring contest. The Nicholas Ferentinos Memorial Student Press Freedom Award  — given to the winner of the new “Press Freedom” category — honors the memory...

California Journalist of the Year contest — looking back and looking forward

January 14, 2017
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With the 2017 California Journalist of the Year contest deadline approaching Feb. 19, now is a good time to reflect on the impressive track record of NorCal students in the past few years. In particular, after several years of strong national runners-up, in 2016 we were proud to see one of our ow...

2016 NorCal Media Day

August 5, 2016
Filed under Best of the West, Member News, NorCal Media Conference, On-site Contest, Uncategorized

Join JEANC for a full day of learning at the NorCal Media Conference. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 FREE for JEANC member advisers and their students at the Media Arts Center, Palo Alto HS Registration 9:00 a.m., sessions 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Optional on-site contests 2:15-3:15 p.m.  DETAILS Conference FAQs: Check here to see if your...

2016 JEANC Annual Contest–submit your entries by April 15

March 20, 2016
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In an attempt to recognize student journalists and their work for student publications, we offer an annual contest. With the shift in graduation credits, AP course offerings, curriculum standards, and with administrators placing more emphasis on testing, advisers need every possible resource to promote...

2015 NorCal Media Conference: Best of the West

September 27, 2015
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Congratulations to all who participated in the Best of the West contest. This contest recognizes the "best" of each publication category represented at the convention. Here are the formal criteria: Carry in only, the Best of the West Contest follows NSPA Guidelines for national JEA/NSPA conventions. Ne...

2015 NorCal Media Conference: Congratulations contest winners

September 27, 2015
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One hundred student journalists participated in on-site contests in 11 categories at the 2015 NorCal Media Conference on Sept. 26. Of those, 38 received individual awards. Here are the winners in each category, which are also archived online. All certificates and judges' feedback will be sent to advisers ...

September 24, 2015
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Carry in only, the Best of the West Contest follows NSPA Guidelines for national JEA/NSPA conventions. Newspapers, newsmagazines and broadcasts must be published between Aug. 1 of the contest year and the start of the convention. Only yearbooks and literary magazines from the prior school year will be...

2015 NorCal Media Conference: On-site Contest Descriptions

September 12, 2015
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News Contestants will attend a session in which a speaker will present on a newsworthy topic and follow with a question and answer period. The written story should demonstrate an understanding of news values and basic newswriting style. Editorial Contestants will attend a session in which a speaker will ...

6 things only people who enter the JEANC annual contest understand

February 27, 2014
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1. Recognize your outstanding students while you still have them in class. Many annual contests recognize your outstanding students, but this one announces the winners while you still have your students in class. This is incredibly meaningful for Seniors and middle school staffs. 2. It's easy to enter. T...

CA Press Women call for entries

March 6, 2013
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The CA Press Women’s and the National Federation of Press Women’s High School Communications Contest inspires students to do their best work, which earns them recognition and reflects well on their teachers and advisers. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed the contest...

Journalists shine in JOY competition

March 23, 2012
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Northern California students journalists showed that they lead the nation in writing, design and leadership in this year's Journalist of the Year competition. Congratulations to Christophe Haubursin, who was selected by the JEANC Journalist of the Year selection committee as this year's Northern Calif...