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Fall National High School Journalism Convention J.W. Marriott, Indianapolis Nov. 10-13, 2016 #nhsjc 1 CONTENTS KEY FActs AND DEADLInes SEMINARS & SCHEDULING Keynote Speaker ......................... 5 REGIstRATION FEES EARLYBIRD STANDARD Featured Speakers ..................... 6 JEA and NSPA members $90 per delegate $100 per delegate Preconvention Workshops ...... 8 Nonmember students or advisers $110 per delegate $120 per delegate Media Tours ................................. 10 Nonmember professionals $150 per delegate $150 per delegate Tentative Schedule .................... 12 One Story ...................................... 12 Convention Shirts ...................... 12 Early-bird deadline: October 19, 2016 Special Events ............................. 15 Award Ceremonies Register online at indy.journalismconvention.org. Break with a Pro Media Swap Shops National Journalism Quiz Bowl Hotel Rates Sept. 1 School Administrators Rooms at the J.W. Marriott are $193/night single/double or CJE/MJE applications and Scholastic Media triple/quad, plus 17 percent room tax. Oct. 1 Media Marathon Need-based Important points: scholarship Student Dance • Carefully read all information in this booklet before application Lunch with the JEA President submitting any forms. Not all forms should be sent to the Oct. 15 Student Entertainment ............ 17 same place nor are all fees paid with a single check. Hotel reservation • Make hotel reservations far in advance of published Oct. 21 Adviser-only Activities ............. 18 deadlines to ensure room availability. Online registration Early-bird registration Luncheons Write-off registration/ links are posted on the convention website. entry upload Hospitality • Registration fees do not include meals, transportation Break with a Pro Receptions or other incidentals. Swap shops • Registrations must be accompanied by credit card, Media tours First-time Attendee On-site critiques check or school purchase order for the full amount. Adviser luncheons Orientation Meeting • Advisers/chaperones should read and discuss all Shirt pre-order Continuing Education Units Preconvention convention rules with students. workshop Certification Testing .................. 19 • There are no cancellations after registration. registration Substitutions are allowed. Scholarship Opportunities ..... 21 Oct. 28 Convention Contact NSPA with questions about registration registration mail-in Contests & CRITIQUES by calling 612-625-9311 or emailing Nov. 4 [email protected] Online convention Best of Show Contest ............... 21 registration deadline On-site Critiques ........................ 21 Write-off Competition ............ 22 HoteL & REGIstRATION Convention Hotel ...................... 24 Get InVOLVED Transportation Discounts ....... 24 If you plan to attend the JEA/NSPA convention, consider getting involved by Registration Form ..................... 27 speaking, judging Write-off or Best of Show competitions, or critiquing yearbooks, newspapers, videos or magazines. Pick an area that interests you and contact us. Convention Rules ...................... 28 Convention Officials ................. 28 SessION SPEAKERS Best OF Show JUDGING JEA Membership ........................ 31 There may be times available for Those interested in judging Best session speakers. If you are interested of Show should email contests@ NSPA Membership ..................... 31 in presenting a session, fill out the form studentpress.org. Advisers may not Off-site Permission Form ........ 31 on the JEA website at www.jea.org/ volunteer to judge a category in which volunteer, or email Connie Fulkerson at their students will be entering. [email protected]. ON-SITE CRITIQUES WRITE-OFF contest JUDGING If you are an experienced adviser, Most Write-off contests take place you can help with on-site critiques. Friday afternoon, and the judging You’ll receive copies of a newspaper, occurs Friday evening. To sign up to yearbook, magazine or video at the judge Write-offs, contact Nancy Smith convention and meet with the staff of at [email protected]. the publication to provide constructive criticism of its work. To help with critiques, email [email protected]. Cover images courtesy of Carl Van Rooy Photography, White Lodging and Lavengood Photography. 2 Photo courtesy of The Westin Indianapolis. Once considered “Naptown,” Indianapolis is an exciting, vibrant town excited to host journalism students and teachers from across the country for Journalism 360. Why 360? Because Indianapolis is the Circle City, and with journalists covering stories from all angles, could there be a better fit? From the various monuments decorating the city to the world-class museums to the premier sports venues to the dozens and dozens of great restaurants, Indy is sure to have something for everyone. Visitors will enjoy one of the finest hotels in the Midwest and hundreds of attractions within walking distance. Should weather not cooperate, visitors can travel downtown through the skywalk that connects directly to the hotel. The city is just the icing on the cake. Hundreds of outstanding sessions will provide attendees a wealth of knowledge sure to take their student media to the next level. Outstanding speakers — including Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award winners — are guaranteed to inspire and wow attendees. Journalism 360 has everyone covered from all angles! Indianapolis is a world-class city ready to host a world-class convention. This is no “Naptown” anymore. Make your plans now and get ready to enjoy a great town with great opportunities. With Journalism 360, a great opportunity is always all around you! 3 Balfour Great Shot Photo Contest, Ally Dorf, McNeil High School, Austin, TX bt eYearbook BalfourTools BAL4.tv ImageShare The first truly interactive The premier yearbook plug-in Extend yearbook coverage Easy-to-use photo upload yearbook viewable on a for Adobe™ InDesign that and transform the way app that allows the school computer or mobile device integrates seamlessly with students remember school community to share Adobe™ Creative Cloud™ with links to multimedia snapshots of the yearbook For more information, see your Balfour representative or visit us at balfour.com/yearbooks. 4 KEYnote speAkeR Kevin Rader 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 Multiple Emmy Award-winning reporter Kevin Rader joined Channel 13 Eyewitness News in July 1990. In 2015, he was awarded a national Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists. That same year he also won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for reporting. It was his second National Murrow award and seventh Regional Edward R. Murrow Award. Rader also was nominated for Reporter of the Year in 2015 by the National Press Photographers Association. Rader has covered memorable stories for Channel 13, including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York City, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Kosovo refugee camps in Macedonia and the Mike Tyson and Orville Lynn Majors trials. He spends much of his time covering politics on Eyewitness News, but expanded his responsibilities to include traveling the state to tell stories found “Only In Indiana.” A native of Lexington, Nebraska, Rader received his B.S. in history from the University of Nebraska at Kearney with minors in social science and broadcasting. He was named Distinguished Alumni from UNK in 2007. ONLINE AND MOBILE PUBLISHING SOLUTIONS BUILT BY JOURNALISM EDUCATORS FOR JOURNALISM EDUCATORS. 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He and his wife, Kelley French, also a journalism professor at IU, have just finished “Juniper,” a nonfiction book Galen Clavio on the life-and-death struggle for their micropreemie Galen Clavio, Ph.D., is an associate daughter. professor of sports media at Indiana University, as well as the director of the National Sports Journalism Gerry Lanosga Center. A former play-by-play Gerry Lanosga is an assistant professor broadcaster, Clavio teaches classes at Indiana University’s Media School. in sports broadcasting, social Previously, he won numerous awards media and emerging technologies during his 20-year journalism career, in sports media. Clavio has helped including a Peabody Award and IRE’s mentor students who have gone on to Freedom of Information Medal. Lanosga professional careers in sports media. also serves as president of the Indiana Coalition for Open Government. Sharon Neal-Estes Sarah Neal-Estes advises young Margot Lester journalists to seek experience Margot Lester’s career began on her high school in the growing field of audio and hometown newspapers. A journalism graduate, journalism. She is the statewide she has reported for local, state and managing editor for Indiana Public national news and feature outlets, Broadcasting. Before leading IPB including Forbes, Los Angeles News, Neal-Estes founded two audio Business Journal and Monster.com. journalism courses at Indiana University