Fall National High School Journalism Convention

J.W. Marriott, Indianapolis Nov. 10-13, 2016

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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!

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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.

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Larry Buchanan Thomas French Larry Buchanan is a graphics editor Thomas French, a Pulitzer prize- at The New York Times. Previously, winning journalist and New York he worked as a freelancer for The Times bestselling author, teaches New Yorker, The Onion, ESPN and reporting at IU’s Media School. Under others. Before that, he went to his guidance, Indiana’s journalism Indiana University, adopted a dog students have won four national writing and lived in a log cabin. championships at the prestigious Hearst contest. 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 and She also has been a managing reported and produced at KUAC in Alaska, where she editor and writing coach. Her also freelanced nationally. She earned her master’s accolades include a scholastic degree at the University of California at Berkeley journalism award for editorial writing Graduate School of Journalism. and an Independent Publisher Book Award gold medal for nonfiction. Kelley French Kelley French teaches reporting and writing in the Larra Overton IU Media School. Formerly a writer and editor at Larra Overton works as the traffic the Tampa Bay Times, she was a finalist for the 2013 reporter for FOX59 Morning News, Pulitzer Prize and was the editor of three other Pulitzer but that’s just how she starts her finalists. She and her husband, Thomas French, also a day. She is a sideline reporter and journalism professor at IU, have just track and field analyst for Fox finished “Juniper,” a nonfiction book Sports, plus the in-game host and on the life-and-death struggle for reporter for the Indiana Pacers at their micropreemie daughter. Pacers.com. Overton also co-hosts the weekly “Colts Up Close” show and works as a sports reporter for Fox59 and CBS4.

6 Featured Speakers

Steve Peha Amy Wimmer Schwarb Steve Peha, a high school and Amy Wimmer Schwarb is the editor of Champion college journalist, has written magazine and associate director of professionally for 30 years. In 2001, membership communications for the his series for The Seattle Times won NCAA. Passionate about journalism an Innovator in Education Award and storytelling, Amy describes herself from the Newspaper Association of as an easy-going, triple-checking, America. He has written for The Washington Post, detail-oriented writer and editor. The National Journal and Psychology Today. His Earlier in her career she was the latest book, “Be a Better Writer,” was the Amazon No. 1 executive editor of Indianapolis Monthly New Release in Teen Writing. and a reporter for the St. Petersburg (Florida) Times. Naomi Pescovitz Naomi Pescovitz is an Emmy Award- John Schwarb winning journalist currently serving as a John Schwarb works as the senior weekend anchor and weekday reporter manager of communications at for WTHR Channel 13. Pescovitz the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, graduated from the Medill School of sharing stories from the racing Journalism at Northwestern University capital of the world. Previously, he with degress in journalism and worked for the PGA Tour and the international studies. In high school, she St. Petersburg (Florida) Times and served as yearbook editor and attended has freelanced extensively for ESPN.com and other several JEA/NSPA conventions. media outlets.

Gene Policinski Lauren Reichart Smith Gene Policinski is chief operating Lauren Reichart Smith, Ph.D., is a faculty officer of the Newseum Institute, member in The Media School at the programs and thought Indiana University. Previously, she leadership partner of the Newseum, was the associate director for public in Washington, D.C. A veteran relations at Auburn University. As journalist and one of the founding a former television producer, she editors of USA TODAY, he also is a has worked in both the Atlanta and nationally recognized expert on First Birmingham television markets, and Amendment issues. received an Emmy nomination in 2005 for her work. Her main research area lies in mediasport — the intersection Robert Scheer between sports and mass media. Robert Scheer has been a visual journalist at The Indianapolis Star and Indystar.com for the past 18 years. Well-trained in video and multimedia in addition to still photography, Scheer has Stephanie Wang covered three Super Bowls, many Stephanie Wang covers issues of inequality for the Final Fours, the 2004 Olympics in Indianapolis Star. Her work has included reporting on Greece and the war in Iraq. He has the legal and political battles surrounding same-sex a bachelor’s degree in biology marriages; religious freedom laws; LGBT from Humboldt State University, rights; abortion laws; and education and he is a graduate of the 2007 inequities. She is from Boston, Platypus Video Workshop. graduated from Northwestern University and previously worked for the Tampa Bay Times (formerly known as the St. Petersburg (Florida) Times).

7 Thursday Preconvention workshops

Advanced InDesign • $20 Digital Photography In-depth Legal Training • $8 1–5 p.m. Limit 36. Workshop • $35 NEW 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Limit 25. Take your design skills to the next 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Limit 40. The Student Press level with this seminar that will Designed for photographers who Law Center wants show you how to use the power have at least one year’s experience you to go into your of InDesign to streamline your shooting for their publications, newsroom equipped publication production. Bradley this intensive workshop will cover to understand your Wilson, MJE, of Midwestern State composition, lighting, cropping and rights, protect them – and, if possible, University in Wichita Falls, Texas, camera techniques. Participants make them even better. Led by SPLC will cover libraries, styles and other will receive instruction and go Executive Director Frank LoMonte, InDesign tricks. Participants must on assignment with Jed Palmer, this is a day-long workshop about bring their own laptops with Adobe CJE, adviser of the Eagle Eye free speech and free-press rights Photoshop CS6 or later installed. View yearbook and the Summit in schools, what the law does and Two students may share one laptop. newspaper in Parker, Colorado, doesn’t protect, and how students and Michael Simons, CJE, of West can organize and campaign for Broadcast and Video High School in Painted Post, New better policies protecting their rights. Boot Camp • $30 York. Following the photo shoot You’ll learn to make the case for a 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Limit 30. instructors will critique students’ free and uncensored press, with In this hands-on workshop, work and offer editing tips and lessons from the recent successful beginning and intermediate techniques. Participants must campaign in North Dakota that led students will learn the bring a digital camera, and they to The New Voices Act, one of the fundamentals of creating an are encouraged to bring a laptop strongest student press-rights laws effective news package from with the photo-editing program in the country. This session is open to the ground up. This includes (Photoshop, Lightroom) they both students and advisers. videography, sound recording, will use. An Off-site Permission editing and story structure. Form (page 31 of the registration Intensive Journalistic Working in small teams, booklet) is required for each Writing Workshop • $25 NEW participants will spend the morning student attending this workshop. 9 a.m.–noon. Limit 50. developing their videography Since 1988, the Intensive skills and planning a story, then Fast and Furious: The Journalistic Writing Institute (IJWI) spend the afternoon shooting and Society for News Design has trained hundreds of English editing that story. The instructor QuickCourse • $30 and journalism teachers around will be Michael Hernandez of Mira 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Limit 60. the country in new approaches Costa High School in Manhattan This long-running pre-convention to teaching writing and using Beach, California. Participants must workshop, taught by Ron real examples of contemporary bring their own video cameras, Johnson of Indiana University in and classic journalistic models. tripods, microphones and laptops Bloomington, is chock full of fresh Taught by Valerie Kibler, CJE, of with editing software. Please test ideas. We’ll tackle the fundamentals Harrisonburg (Va.) High School, and become familiar with your of print presentations — story forms, the advisers-only institute comes equipment before attending the strong visuals, tasteful typography to JEA/NSPA for a special half- session, as the presenter may and smart packaging. Then we’ll day preconvention workshop. not be familiar with your specific move into the trends in news Teachers will read journalistic hardware/software. design, with dozens of ideas for models, explore journalistic writing photos, graphics and stories from modes, learn teaching techniques Creative coaching • $20 NEW publications around the world. Bring and explore new unit plans to 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Limit 72. copies of your publication, in print incorporate journalistic writing in The key to a successful magazine, or PDF, for the best part of the your English curriculum. newspaper or yearbook is QuickCourse — our group critiques. empowering your staff members to Leadership Seminar • $30 improve with every piece of work Students: 9 a.m.–noon. Limit 50. they turn in. This interactive session, Advisers: 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Limit 50. led by Lori Keekley, MJE, of St. Louis We’re all different people, which Park (Minnesota) High School, will makes us different types of leaders. go through the coaching process Sometimes, you’ll fall right in line with for designers, photographers and the team; other times, not so much. writers. You will need to bring three This session will help you figure out samples of your work. how you lead and, more importantly, 8 Thursday Preconvention workshops how others think you lead. Taught Photoshop Workflow • $20 discuss ledes, voice, narrative style by Tara Puckey, member strategist 8:30 a.m.–noon. Limit 50. and literary devices to tighten and for the Society of Professional Taught by Mark Murray, Arlington strengthen your writing. Journalists, this half-day workshop (Texas) Independent School will make you a better, stronger, District, participants will learn JEA Outreach Academy • FREE more effective leader and teach you to use Adobe Photoshop. This 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Limit 25. how to work with people who aren’t workshop will emphasize a Apply at jea.org/outreach- anything like you. basic workflow for preparing academy by Oct. 15. photographs for publication. Outreach Academy is a Journalism Participants must bring their own Education Association initiative to laptops with Adobe Photoshop promote diversity in the journalism CS4 or later installed. Two teaching profession. The Outreach students may share one laptop. Academy is a free, intensive seminar Mobile Video Journalism This session is open to both for publication advisers who need Boot Camp • $25 students and advisers. help teaching and advising students 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Limit 30. in journalism while dealing with Become a citizen journalist using Redesign Seminar • $25 issues surrounding diversity. The iOS to report on the world around 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Limit 75. program is hands-on and focuses on you. Students will learn how to Students in this intensive, hands-on practical information advisers need. unleash the power of their iOS design seminar, led by Pete LeBlanc It includes discussions on teaching device to develop high-quality of Antelope (California) High School, journalism to diverse populations, news packages. Taught by Don will study advanced packaging diversifying school coverage, Goble of Ladue Horton Watkins techniques including modular engaging your staff and school High School in St. Louis, Missouri, design, typography, marriage of community and understanding this workshop will teach students elements, negative space and photo the resources and organizations how to plan, develop, shoot and packaging. Most of your time will be ready to help advisers. This edit a story. An iOS device (iPhone spent working on actual publication program is committed to helping or iPad) is required, and you will redesign. Laptop computers with all advisers, especially advisers of want to bring your charger as well. InDesign are mandatory. Students color who are underrepresented in While microphones and tripods who do not have a laptop may still nine-12 education, or who work in are ideal, they aren’t necessary. sign up — though the experience challenging circumstances, including We’ll be using the apps iMovie may be limited — and will need to 1) have five years or fewer advising and Paper by FiftyThree, as well be prepared to bring supplies to experience and 2) teach in schools as collaborative apps such as work on manual designs. Students traditionally underrepresented in JEA Google Drive, Docs and Google should bring some of their favorite membership, especially low-income, Photos. Having Airdrop enabled on magazines and supplies such as urban and rural schools. devices is also recommended. scissors, pencils and glue sticks. Students also are encouraged to Participants who are accepted to Online Boot Camp • $35 NEW bring their own publications for the Outreach Academy and attend 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Limit 45. sharing and critique. the Thursday workshop earn the Whether launching your website following benefits, in addition to or just looking for ideas to revive Writers’ Workshop • $20 the instruction received at the your existing site, this seminar will 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Limit 125. workshop: provide a look at best practices If you’re looking for ways to • Up to $100 in substitute pay to and provide you with easy tools sharpen and brighten your writing the participant’s school for the to make your online publication so others will clamor to read it, Thursday workshop. shine. This workshop is taught by this interactive workshop is for • One-day parking reimbursement Chris Waugaman, MJE, of Prince you. Taught by Shari Adwers, for the Thursday workshop. George (Va.) High School and will MJE, of Grosse Pointe (Michigan) • One year’s membership to cover everything from third-party North High School, this seminar the Journalism Education multimedia tools and live coverage will entertain and inspire as we Association. platforms to best practices in social analyze excellent writing and apply • Waived registration fee to the media and interactivity. Participants the pros’ techniques to your own Indianapolis National High School may want to have the login and work. Whether you need to write Journalism Convention, courtesy password available to use from a catchy headline or a 2,000-word of JEA and NSPA. their own site. All participants must feature, you’ll learn to improve • Waived registration fee to the bring a laptop. every aspect of your writing as we 2017 JEA Advisers Institute. 9 Thursday Media tours

Participants should meet at the “The Fault in Our Stars” Indianapolis Motor media tours desk in the White Tour • $20 Speedway • $35 River Foyer on the first floor near 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Limit 30. Easily the city’s most popular room 105 at the time listed. End Are you a big and well-known landmark, the times are the approximate time fan of Hazel and Indianapolis Motor Speedway has participants will return to the Gus, the main been the world center of racing convention hotel. Transportation characters from since 1909 and just celebrated to media tours will be provided John Green’s hit the 100th running of the Indy 500 by JEA and NSPA and is novel, “The Fault this past May. There are two tours included in the price. An Off- in Our Stars”? available for those who want to take site Permission Form (page 31) This bus tour advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime is required for each student will hit all the opportunity to visit the speedway Image courtesy of Penguin Random House. of Penguin Image courtesy attending a media tour. major sites the known throughout the world. characters visit in the book. Led Butler Athletics • $20 by a retired English teacher from Media Pagoda 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Limit 24. North Central High School — the 10:45 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Limit 55. The historic Hinkle Fieldhouse was school Hazel and Gus attended This media-focused tour will the location for the championship — participants will conclude the guide participants through the game in the classic sports film tour at the school and see the Indianapolis Motor Speedway “Hoosiers,” and has hosted some gymnasium where Gus played communications area and world- of the great basketball contests basketball. famous media pagoda. This is an that built the legend of “Hoosier all-access tour that will be led by Hysteria.” The classic facility, home FOX 59/CBS 4 • $20 an ESPN employee and give a to the Butler University Athletics 7:30-11:30 a.m. Limit 20. behind-the-scenes look into what Department, was constructed in Visit the newly renovated TV studios goes into covering the world’s 1928 and underwent a major $36 of the Indianapolis FOX and CBS most famous race. million renovation in 2014 that affiliates and witness the behind- provided significant upgrades the-camera production process for Museum and improvements. This tour will two morning news shows. See what 12:45-4:15 p.m. Limit 55. explore the famous venue and it takes to start a career in television Explore the hallowed grounds that end with a Q&A featuring staff journalism from both sides of the host the “Greatest Spectacle in from the athletics department’s camera, and participate in a Q&A Racing.” This tour of the Brickyard communications office. session that will feature on-air talent will take participants throughout from both stations. the 2.5-mile raceway and includes EMMIS Communications • $20 admission to the 36,000-square- 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Limit 16. Indianapolis Star • $20 foot IMS Museum, which features Emmis Communications owns 12:30-3:30 p.m. Limit 30. more than a century of racing and operates radio and magazine Once owned by the famous history. entities in large- and medium-sized Pulliam family, the Indy Star has markets throughout the United been serving Indianapolis and States Emmis is the ninth largest surrounding communities for radio group in the U.S. (based on 113 years. The Star is the state’s listeners) and has been voted the largest newspaper and a Gannett Most Respected Radio Company publication within the USA TODAY in a poll of industry CEOs. Those network. The paper was located on the tour will visit an on-air on Pennsylvania Avenue for 107 radio studio on Monument Circle, years but moved into a converged the company’s publishing design newsroom within Circle Centre floor, and see views of the city’s Mall at the heart of downtown circle and war memorial from the Indy. Participants will tour the new building’s upper floors. The tour will facility, explore the production conclude with a Q&A panel session process, and participate in a Q&A featuring a magazine editor, an with staff members from the on-air personality and an account various areas of the newsroom executive. including editorial, design, photo, reporting and web. Photo courtesy of Lavengood Photography. of Lavengood courtesy Photo 10 Media tours

Visit Indy • $20 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Limit 25. This tour is perfect for those interested in business communications and public relations. Visit Indy has been integral to the revitalization of downtown Indianapolis, and its efforts have led to the city serving as host for everything from the NCAA Final Four to the Super Bowl. This tour will detail the process that has led Photo courtesy of MediaWright Photography. of MediaWright courtesy Photo Photo courtesy of Carl Van Rooy Photography. to such success and features a Q&A Lucas Oil Stadium • $20 with professionals from the world of 9:30 a.m.-noon. Limit 30. advertising and promotions who will Home to the Indianapolis Colts, provide insight for those interested Men’s Final Four, Big Ten Football in a PR career. Championship and 2012 Super Bowl, Lucas Oil Stadium is a world- Walter “Robby” Robinson class facility that has consistently NPR Interview at Franklin been named the best stadium College • $20 in the NFL. Opened in 2008, the Noon-5 p.m. Limit 200. stadium is a multipurpose facility This tour will bring that seats more than 67,000 fans Victory Field • $20 students to Franklin while featuring spectacular views 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Limit 20. College, 20 miles of the downtown Indianapolis 1:30-3:30 p.m. Limit 20. south of downtown skyline with its state-of-the-art Recognized as “The Best Minor Indianapolis, to watch retractable roof. Participants will League Ballpark in America,” Victory a live broadcast of an be guided through the 1.8-million- Field is home to the Pittsburgh interview with Boston

square-foot facility by the stadium’s Pirates’ Triple-A team, the of IMP Awards. courtesy Photo Globe editor-at-large director and have access to the Indianapolis Indians. The tour will Walter “Robby” Robinson, leader field level, suites, state-of-the-art explore the press areas, concourse of the Spotlight team that was communications area and more. and more. Each tour will last one featured in the movie “Spotlight” for hour and allow for Q&A time with local NPR station WFYI’s “No Limits.” National College the Indians’ senior manager of After the broadcast, students Athletic Association • $20 communications and retail. will have the opportunity to ask 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Limit 30. questions and meet Robinson. Headquarters to the NCAA, the Hall of Champions boasts two levels WFYI • $20 of interactive exhibits to engage 12:30-3:30 p.m. Limit 15. visitors and create a true-to-life WFYI Public Media is the flagship understanding of what it takes to PBS and NPR member station make the grade within collegiate for Indiana Public Broadcasting athletics. All 24 NCAA sports are Stations Inc. (IPBS). Approximately represented and include a novice- 450,000 households throughout to-historian trivia challenge, current Central Indiana continue to tune in team rankings, video highlights and to WFYI Public Television at least artifacts donated from colleges once a week, and 110,000 Hoosiers around the nation. The tour listen to FM 90.1 HD1 on the radio concludes with a Q&A featuring each week. The tour will feature NCAA staff highlighting what’s snacks and conversation with WFYI required to work within college sports. reporters and producers, listening sessions, a Q&A with company staff, a peek in on the production of the radio call-in show, “No Limits,” and an opportunity to be on set with the

Photo courtesy of VisitIndy.com. TV show “Inside Indiana Business.” 11 One Story Schedule Our One Story selections offer lessons on how to localize and personalize Thursday, Nov. 10 a national issue for readers. There are two stories, each an example of 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Media Tours quality writing, reporting and visual storytelling from collegiate journalists 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. JEA Board at Ball State University and Indiana University. Meeting Dominique Stewart and the Ball State University Ball Bearings staff use 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Preconvention narrative storytelling, detailed reporting and sidebars to tell personal Workshops accounts of the journeys of undocumented immigrants to the United 1–7 p.m. Convention Check-in States in “From Out of the Shadows.” 1–7 p.m. JEA Bookstore 6:45 p.m. First-time Attendee Alden Woods works with photographer Ike Hajinazarian and designer Orientation (Advisers Only) Anna Boone to use a narrative approach, detailed reporting and visual 7:30–9 p.m. Keynote Speaker storytelling to report the personal story of Syrian refugees who have 9–10:30 p.m. Adviser Kickoff relocated to the United States in “The Unsettled” from the Indiana Daily Reception Student. Midnight Convention Curfew Both stories are models of how student journalists can cover a timely state and national issue with sensitivity, thorough reporting and human- Friday, Nov. 11 interest storytelling. 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. JEA Bookstore and Adviser Hospitality Open Convention attendees also can participate in a Saturday morning session JEA General Membership with the IDS reporting team of “The Unsettled” moderated by Jim Kelly 8 a.m. Meeting of the IU Media School. The panel includes Alden Woods, Ike Hajinazarian Write-off Desk Open and Anna Boone discussing the reporting and storytelling process behind 8 a.m.–noon Convention Check-in “The Unsettled.” 8 a.m.–4 p.m. 9 a.m. Breakout Sessions Begin Links to both stories can be found at indy.journalismconvention.org. 9–11 a.m. Break with a Pro Noon-3:30 p.m. On-site Critiques 3:30–6 p.m. CJE/MJE Testing 4–6 p.m. Write-off Contests 4 p.m. NSPA Best of Show Deadline Convention Shirts 6 p.m. Write-off Judging and Dinner Journalism 360 shirts are available by pre-ordering by Oct. 19. All styles 8–10 p.m. Student Swap Shops are available in sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL and XXXL. Shirts will be distributed 8:30–11 p.m. Adviser Reception/ 1-7 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m.- noon Friday. Shirts not picked up by noon SPLC Auction Friday will be resold. 7-11 p.m. Student Entertainment Midnight Convention Curfew

Saturday, Nov. 12 7:30 a.m.–1 p.m. JEA Bookstore and Adviser Hospitality Open 8 a.m. Breakout Sessions Begin 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Convention Check-in 9 a.m.–1 p.m. On-site Critiques Noon–2:20 p.m. Adviser Awards Luncheon Short Sleeve T-shirt • $10 Long sleeve shirt • $15 3:30–5:30 p.m. NSPA Awards Ceremony (includes Best of Show, Pacemakers) 6-11:30 p.m. Student Entertainment Midnight Convention Curfew

Sunday, Nov. 13 8:30–10:30 a.m. JEA Awards Ceremony (includes Write-offs)

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Lunch with the JEA Photo credit: Evert Nelson Students participating in the National Jouranlism Quiz Bowl at the President National High School Journalism Convention in Denver April 18, 2015. Noon–1:50 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 Application deadline: Oct. 15 Lunch with the President is an opportunity for student journalists to meet with JEA’s president for a conversation about student media. With a chance to practice journalism, network with other students, report on the state of scholastic journalism and share ideas or agenda items coming from their own student media programs, participants will enjoy a complimentary lunch. The special event is a multiway conversation to provide a meaningful experience connecting students from media programs around the country.

Award Ceremonies National Journalism During lunch in the JEA suite, NSPA Awards Quiz Bowl • $50/team students will have the president’s 3:30–5:30 p.m. Saturday Qualifying test: 8 a.m. Friday attention for ideas and suggestions Winners of NSPA Best of Show, Live rounds: 8–10 a.m. Saturday related to student and adviser Pacemaker and individual awards Start putting together your four- needs in scholastic journalism. will be honored. JEA and NSPA person teams now for the National Students are encouraged to encourage everyone to celebrate all Journalism Quiz Bowl competition. produce some kind of piece recipients. The competition will include based on the interview for their questions related to current events, publication. JEA will promote JEA Awards/Closing Ceremony pop culture, journalism and civics. the finished pieces on the 8:30–10:30 a.m. Sunday Schools attending the convention organization’s website and social Winners of JEA Write-off contests may enter multiple teams. media accounts. will be recognized. Only schools who were notified Selection: Students may apply Break with a pro • $5 of prequalification are eligibile to individually or with one partner 9 and 10 a.m. Friday compete in the National Jouranlism from their school. JEA leaders will Registration deadline: Oct. 19 Quiz Bowl. select up to 10 students total to Online preregistration required. participate based on their answers Tailored, small-group discussion A conversation about to two essay questions on the sessions with journalism scholastic media online application. Students will be professionals in traditional (For adminstrators) notified by Oct. 20 via email. and specialized areas. Media 4-5:30 p.m. Friday professionals share information Journalism Education Association Online application: about their work and backgrounds. President Mark Newton invites all This career exploration event is school administrators to an informal http://bit.ly/JEAPrez-Indy an excellent opportunity to meet discussion of the ultimate 21st people working in the field. century educational opportunity: Questions? Contact JEA Vice journalism and student media. President Sarah Nichols at Media Swap Shops • FREE Please meet in the adviser [email protected]. 8 and 9 p.m. Friday hospitality area, Room 103/104. Registration deadline: Oct. 19 Online preregistration required. Please RSVP by Tuesday, Nov. 10, Meet with students from other to Mark Newton at publication staffs to share with one [email protected]. another and gather new ideas.

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Journalism 360’s Got Talent and Student Dance/Costume Party 7-11 p.m. Friday Show us what you’ve got, journalists. Send a link of your video to [email protected] by Oct. 28 to audition. We’ll notify those who get the “gold buzzer” to perform at the live show Friday night. Hosted by motivational comedian Kevin Wanzer, come support your friends or just hang out and be entertained. All performers will be responsible for their own equipment. After, join us for a free student dance, selfie station and sports costume contest in the hotel. Attendees must wear their convention name badge and appropriate attire. A link to request songs will be tweeted closer to the convention. Costumes are not required, but awards will be given to the best ones.

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Escape Room INDY • $29/person 6:00-11:30 p.m. Beat the deadline to win the interactive adventure game at Escape Room. Choose from five unique themed rooms where you and team members have 60 minutes to find clues, solve puzzles and discover keys or combinations to escape. Whether you are part of a Jail Break or Bank Heist or want to experience Hoosier Hysteria, the Art Gallery or a KGB Interrogation, you will share an hour of excitement with your team.

Purchase tickets using a link established exclusively for journalism delegates: Children’s Museum • $25 escaperoomindy.com/journalism-convention 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday Password: journalism360 Registration deadline: Oct. 19 Online preregistration required. Escape Room J.W. Marriott • $15/person A giant dinosaur outside the museum will try to join 6:00-11:30 p.m. you for an evening of fun when you enter the world’s Designed exclusively for Journalism 360, Escape Room largest children’s museum with interactive exhibits INDY is bringing two mobile escape rooms to the for all ages. Highlights include a carousel on the top hotel. Team members will have 30 minutes to solve floor, a gigantic Chihuly piece that spans several the mystery of a zombie virus at a national convention. floors, a water clock and special exhibits including The adventure involves top-secret military sources, Beyond Spaceship Earth and China. Grab some suspicious activities and a possible evacuation. Not only friends and challenge yourselves with a self-guided will you get the big story, you will also BE the big story! scavenger hunt in the museum. A $10 food voucher is included with admission. Check out the endless Purchase tickets at a link established exclusively for opportunities for fun at childrensmuseum.org. Shuttle this room: bus transportation will be provided. escaperoomindy.com/journalism-convention-mobile Password: journalism360

17 Adviser-only activities

Photo courtesy of Jason Lavengood, VisitIndy.com. Adviser Luncheon • $35 Adviser Receptions Adviser Hospitality Registration deadline: Oct. 19 Advisers are invited to attend these 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday Meat and vegetarian options. Make evening receptions. They are are a and 7:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday reservations early, especially if you great way to meet new colleagues Meet with colleagues from are being recognized Saturday. and relax with old friends. across the country in the adviser hospitality suite. Local team Often the best adviser information Thursday Kickoff Reception members will be available to and advice happens during 9–10:30 p.m. recommend sightseeing, dining informal conversations over a meal. Following the keynote speech, this and entertainment options. It’s an opportunity to make new reception will give new and first- Friday’s hospitality is sponsored by friends, ask questions and share time attendee advisers a chance Friesens. experiences. to meet the local committee, the JEA and NSPA board First-Time Attendee Saturday’s Luncheon members and staffs. Sponsored Orientation Meeting INSPIRING VISUAL Noon–2:20 p.m. by Elon University School of 6:45 p.m. Thursday JEA will honor fall award and Communications and Newseum Advisers attending their first ARTISTS SINCE 1945 certification recipients, NSPA will Institute. convention are encouraged to present its Pioneer Awards and attend this short orientation, which BFA FILM the Dow Jones News Fund will Friday’s Reception includes a general overview and recognize honorees in its Teacher 8:30-11 p.m. explanation of events and how to BS VISUAL JOURNALISM of the Year program. Speakers Desserts will be featured. There get the most out of them. Check BFA GRAPHIC DESIGN will be the Carl Towley Award will be an auction/silent auction the convention program, website or winner and the National High to benefit the Student Press Law app for location. BFA PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY School Journalism Teacher of the Center. Those who are judging MS SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL IMAGING Year. Sponsored by Herff Jones Write-off competitions are Continuing Education Unit and Medill School of Journalism, especially encouraged to attend Attendance certificates signed by MFA PHOTOGRAPHY Media, Integrated Marketing after they finish judging. both organizations are available Communications at Northwestern in the JEA Bookstore and at indy. University. journalismconvention.org at no 5301 N. Ventura Avenue charge. Check with your school Ventura, CA district to see if these certificates will be recognized for CEU credits. brooks.edu | 800.627.2101 These certificates are for advisers only and do not have an affiliation with a university.

Find employment rates, financial obligations and other disclosures at www.brooks.edu/disclosures. Brooks Institute 18 © RACHAEL ETTER cannot guarantee employment or salary. 0751033 07.14 Certification Testing (correspondence) or technology will be honored at the Seattle 3:30-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 classes. convention April 6-9, 2017. Application deadline: Sept. 1 • Option B: Provide evidence of jea.org/certification at least three years’ journalism MJE Applicants • $85 teaching or advising and pass a Applicants for Master Journalism All applicants must be current JEA written examination administered Educator must have earned members. Fees cover a portion of by JEA at a convention. CJE status; verify five years of administration, judging, mailing, • Option C: Provide evidence of journalism teaching or advising cost of pins and certificates. at least three years’ journalism experience; submit a letter of teaching or advising, or work endorsement from a supervisor; CJE Applicants • $60 as a practicing journalist, sales show evidence of participation in CJE applicants must complete an representative, educational scholastic journalism professional application, provide evidence of a consultant or other position with growth activities at local, state, valid state teaching certificate and a commercial or professional regional or national levels; pass provide evidence of journalistic organization associated with the MJE exam; and submit a training from one of three options: scholastic journalism. Applicants pre-approved project, paper or • Option A: Copies of transcripts must pass a written examination teaching unit. showing a college major or administered by JEA at a minor in journalism or mass convention and obtain a letter CJE award certificates and pins or communications, or 18 semester of recommendation from a MJE plaques and pins for those (27 quarter) credits of journalism current CJE or MJE. who have completed requirements including course work in since the spring convention will newswriting and reporting, Test results will be sent about eight be presented during the Saturday communications law and weeks after the convention, and Adviser Luncheon. publications advising. Credit applicants will be notified about may be from undergraduate selection as soon as all application Questions? or graduate courses, procedures are complete. Those 785-532-5532, [email protected] workshops, independent study who pass the test in Indianapolis

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NSPA Best of Show • $20 On-site Critiques • $30 Need-based Scholarships All high school staffs (with Noon–3:30 p.m. Friday Deadline: Oct. 1, 2016 students attending) and junior high 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday JEA and NSPA will provide up advisers are invited to enter their Preregistration required. to 50 need-based registration website, newspaper, yearbook, scholarships for Indiana students. newsmagazine, broadcast Both beginning and experienced Each scholarship recipient will production or literary arts magazine advisers and staffs can benefit from receive free registration. Priority in the NSPA Best of Show an on-site critique. Staff members will be given to students from competition. and advisers will sit down with an underrepresented groups and low- experienced adviser or professional income students. To apply, students The competition is offered during journalist and go over the school’s must complete the application each JEA/NSPA convention. Best most recent publications or form at bit.ly/indyScholarship. of Show winners will be announced broadcasts. This one-on-one at the awards ceremony at 3:30 opportunity allows staffs to ask Students will be asked to include p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. questions and get clarifications as a written explanation of why they needed. Each critique will last 30 want to attend the convention and NEW THIS YEAR: Best of minutes. how the scholarship would help Show entries will be accepted them. A letter of recommendation online. The online entry form You do not need to mail your from the school media adviser or will open two weeks before the publication to a judge before the other school administrator should convention begins. Entrants may start of the convention. Bring your address the student’s interest in still turn in a physical copy of publication/URL with you to your journalism as well as the student’s their publication, but the online appointed critique time. Sign up financial need. form must be completed. Go to during convention registration. You indy.journalismconvention.org for will receive an email to select a Each scholarship will cover the categories and competition rules. time and judge before the start of recipient’s registration fee but not the convention. hotel or other expenses. Students Entries are due by attending the convention must be noon Friday, Nov. 11. Schools scheduled for critiques accompanied by a media adviser or should bring up to three different other responsible adult. NSPA membership is required to issues of newspapers/magazines, or participate in all Best of Show the most recent literary magazine or Recipients will be notified no later contests at the high school level; yearbook. Some staffs also choose than Oct. 7, 2016. junior high/middle school entries do to bring mock-ups of the current not require NSPA membership. Entry yearbook. For broadcast critiques, Questions? fee is $20 per category, payable by consider a thumb drive, DVD or [email protected] cash, check or credit card. Payment YouTube link/upload. For online is due at the time of entry. critiques, exchange a URL.

Questions? bit.ly/indyScholarship [email protected] 21 Write-off Competition

REGISTER ONLINE for Write-offs by Oct. 19, 2016, REGISTRATION INFORMATION at writeoffs.jea.org. 1. Students and their advisers must be registered for the convention in order to participate, and the adviser must be a All Write-off rules and descriptions are available at member of JEA. www.jea.org/home/awards-honors/write-off-contests/. 2. No on-site registrations will be accepted; however, name substitutions are allowed until noon Friday at the Write-off It is IMPERATIVE that advisers and contestants CAREFULLY check-in desk. read all the rules to make sure all deadlines and require- 3. If your student has a documentable disability, you need to ments are met. All contests require students to bring their request any accommodation when you register. Please no- own supplies. tify JEA Write-off Chair Nancy Smith (nysmithjea@gmail. com) and bring documentation to the convention. 4. The rules for Write-offs can be downloaded at www.jea. A FEW OF THE BASICS org/home/awards-honors/write-off-contests/. If you have 1. Each student may enter just one category. A school may any questions, you may call JEA Headquarters toll-free at enter just one student per category except for Contests 866-532-5532 or at 785-532-5532, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT, Mon- 36-41 and 46. All contestants must be in attendance at the day through Friday, or email [email protected]. convention and attend the Write-off session/critique Fri- day, Nov. 11 or the entry will be disqualified. In online-sub- Contest Registration Step by Step mission contests that allow a team to enter, all students 1. Adviser MUST be a current JEA member for the online must register and pay; however, only one needs to be Write-off registration form to work. Join JEA at jea.org/ present at the convention for the entry to be eligible for home/membership/registration/. To renew, go to jea.org/ the contest. home/membership/member-login/ and click on “Renew 2. Contestants will be disqualified if they fail to follow the Membership.” Membership should be activated by Oct. 1 in rules available on the JEA website at www.jea.org/home/ order to meet the Oct. 19 Write-off deadline. Membership awards-honors/write-off-contests/. is not processed until funds are received. 3. Register early. Some venues have limited seating for the 2. If you don’t know your username/password for jea.org/ contests. In the event the number of registrants for a home/membership/member-login/, please contact JEA contest category fills the seating capacity of the assigned staff at 866-532-5532 or [email protected]. Your member num- contest room and a larger room is not available, JEA will ber may be found on the label of C:JET magazine or on CLOSE registration for that category. your membership card. 4. All contests marked ONLINE SUBMISSION (photography 3. Decide with your students what to enter. Bring the rules contests 28-35, design contests 9-10, 16-19, 23-26 and and required supplies with you to the convention. Confer broadcast contests 36-42) must be uploaded no later than with other advisers in your school to decide what students 7 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Specific in- will participate in each category. Although it’s preferred one structions are available at www.jea.org/home/awards-hon- adviser enters all entries from a school, two or more advis- ors/write-off-contests/. All material for the contests will ers may enter their students separately if paying separately. be available at www.jea.org the day Write-off registration Please collaborate on this. opens. No late entries will be accepted for judging or 4. Go to writeoffs.jea.org and log in with your JEA member critique. START EARLY — CALL FOR HELP if necessary. (A username and password. Click on “Add a Student” to reg- working email and a password must be provided for each ister students. Type carefully, capitalizing the first letter of student entered in a contest. This is especially important in first and last names and lowercasing the rest. The data- contests submitted online before the convention.) base from this form will be used to process certificates. All students MUST have working emails and passwords. This is particularly crucial for students doing online submis- CONTEST/CRITIQUE SESSIONS sions. You may want to write them down as you register 1. Some on-site broadcast contests and the Online News them since this is how they will log in to get their photog- Package contest begin early Friday morning and continue raphy critiques. through the day. All other categories run 4–6 p.m. Stu- 5. Payment of $20 per student may be made with various dents late to their contests may not be able to participate. credit cards, through PayPal, check or purchase order. Mail 2. Online submission contestants will be disqualified if they check to JEA Indianapolis Write-off Contest, 105 Kedzie do not attend the entire critique session on Friday, Nov. 11. Hall, 828 Mid-Campus Drive S., Manhattan, KS 66506. 3. Check the schedule and room assignments in the Con- Official, signed purchase orders may be mailed, emailed to vention Booklet, available at the convention registration or [email protected] or faxed to 785-532-5563. Write-off entries online before the convention. must be paid in full before the contests begin Nov. 11, 2016.

Registration/upload deadline: 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 Contest rules: Late entries will not be accepted. Questions? Contact JEA at [email protected] or jea.org/awards-honors/write-off-contests/ Start the process early. 866-532-5532. Hours: 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. CDT. Contest registration: writeoffs.jea.org

22 Write-off Contests

The following contests will be offered for ONLINE SUBMISSION CONTESTS Time Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Entries Indianapolis. Descriptions and complete Students who compete in these not uploaded by this date will be rules can be found on www.jea.org. categories must complete the work disqualified. Advisers and students should read all BEFORE the convention. These rules carefully and email or phone us if contests require students to attend 27: THEMED PHOGRAPHY (theme you have questions. Failure to follow the a two-hour critique session 4-6 p.m. available Sept. 19) rules or meet deadlines will result in an Friday, Nov. 11. A school may enter just 28: .SPORTS ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY automatic disqualification. one student per contest unless a team (NEW CONTEST) entry is indicated. Each student may 29: SPORTS FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY ON-SITE CONTESTS enter just one contest. (NEW CONTEST) These categories all take place at the 30: FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY convention. No work is required in Newspaper, Yearbook, (NEW CONTEST) advance. Most of the contests run from Literary Magazine Layout Contests 31: GENERAL OR SPOT NEWS 4–6 p.m. Friday. Only ONE student from Material for the Indianapolis online PHOTOGRAPHY (NEW CONTEST) each school may enter each contest submission contests will be available 32: Photo Story unless a team entry is indicated. the day Write-off registration opens 33: Portfolio Sept. 12 at jea.org/home/awards- 34: Photo Portrait Newspaper Contests honors/write-off-contests/. 35: First-Year Photo 01: NEWSWRITING 02: EDITORIAL WRITING Entries must be uploaded as a PDF Broadcast Contests 03: FEATURE WRITING no larger than 4MB to writeoffs.jea. See Write-off rules at jea.org/home/ 04: SPORTS WRITING org no later than 7 p.m. Eastern Time awards-honors/write-off-contests/ 05: REVIEW WRITING Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Entries for specific submission instructions 06: EDITORIAL CARTOONING not uploaded by this date will be for each contest. Entries must not 07: COMMENTARY WRITING disqualified. have been submitted in any previous 08: NEWS EDITING/HEADLINE JEA contest. Read the rules carefully. WRITING 09: NEWSPAPER LAYOUT Entries that do not follow the rules will 11: PRESS LAW & ETHICS 10: NEWSMAGAZINE LAYOUT be disqualified. These contests require 16: YEARBOOK LAYOUT: THEME students to upload entries to a third- Yearbook Contests 17: YEARBOOK LAYOUT: INSIDE party site for judging no later than 7 12: YEARBOOK COPY/CAPTIONS: PAGES p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, Oct. SPORTS 18: YEARBOOK COVER/ENDSHEETS 19, 2016. Entries not uploaded by this 13: YEARBOOK COPY/CAPTIONS: 19: LITERARY MAGAZINE: LAYOUT date will be disqualified. Students must ACADEMICS be present at their scheduled critique 14: YEARBOOK COPY/CAPTIONS: Graphic Design Contests Nov. 11 or entries will be disqualified. At CLUBS Material for the Indianapolis online- least one member of an entry’s team 15: YEARBOOK COPY/CAPTIONS: submission contests will be available must be registered at the convention, STUDENT LIFE at jea.org/home/awards-honors/ but all members must pay the Write-off write-off-contests/ the day Write-off contest entry fee. Literary Magazine Contests registration opens. All entries must be 20: LitERARY Magazine Poetry uploaded as a PDF no larger than 4MB 36: Broadcast News Story 21: LitERARY Magazine to writeoffs.jea.org no later than 7 p.m. (individual or pair) Illustration Eastern Time Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. 37: Broadcast Sports Story 22: LitERARY Magazine Entries not uploaded by this date will (individual or pair) Photography be disqualified. 38: Broadcast Feature Story (individual or pair) Broadcast Contests 23: Graphic Design: Logo 39: Broadcast Commercial/PSA Check convention program for times 24: Graphic Design: Infographics (individual or pair) and locations of broadcast contests. 25: Graphic Design: Advertising 40: Social Media Reporting Some contests begin at 8 a.m. Friday. 26: Graphic Design: Photo (online submission team of 2) Students must have their Contestant ID Illustration 41: Short Documentary (radio or Label to compete. television format, individual or pair) Photography Contests 42: Video Package Editing (material 43: ONLINE NEWS PACKAGE Please read the rules that apply to available at www.jea.org) (team of 2 or 3) all photography contests, including 44: On-Air Reporter caption requirements. Entries that do Adviser must be a JEA member for 45: Broadcast Newswriting not follow the rules will be disqualified. students to enter a Write-off competition. 46: Broadcast Package Entrants must attend a two-hour group Go online or use the form on Page 31 to (team of 2) critique 4–6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. All qualify for lower member rates immediately! 47: Videography entries must be uploaded to writeoffs. 48: Broadcast Commentary jea.org no later than 7 p.m. Eastern www.jea.org

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Flight discounts J.W. Marriott Reservation Deadline Delta Airlines 10 S. West St. Oct. 15, 2016 Book online with the offer code Indianapolis, IN 46204 NMNXV for a discount of up to reservations 10 percent for groups of 15 or Room Rates A Room With a View more travleing together. Discount $193/night single/double or 1-800-780-4343 depends on booking class. triple/quad (plus 17 percent [email protected] room tax) delta.com JetBlue Airlines To take full advantage of the convention, delegates who live outside JetBlue offers its lowest available the Indianapolis area are encouraged to stay at the J.W. Marriott, the airfare for groups of 10 or more sanctioned and officially designated JEA/NSPA convention hotel. who book together. jetblue.com/travel/groups The official housing agent for this year’s convention is A Room With A View. You can reach A Room With A View at 1-800-780-4343, Monday- United Airlines Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. CST, or by emailing reservations@aroomwithaview. United Airlines offers a discount for net. A Room With A View will require the following information when groups of 10 or more. calling : bit.ly/UnitedGroup • Name of adviser • Method of payment (cash, credit • Name of school/organization card or school check) Ground transportation • Business telephone number/ • If part of a school contingent, GO Express mobile telephone number the date your school opens for Book online. The Green Shuttle • Email address classes will take you from the airport to • Number of rooms you are • Special needs/requests the J.W. Marriott at the Marriott requesting (including number of • Arrival time Complex for just $10 per person king-bedded rooms and number each way. of double-bedded rooms) goexpresstravel.com/indy_express

Names of attendees will not be required at the time of processing; however, a firm commitment of rooms and names will be due by Oct. 1, 2016. A Room With A View will briefly communicate all policies, procedures and deadlines for this year’s event and will email you written confirmation of your rooms and the above mentioned policies

Please realize that though an Oct. 15, 2016, deadline for reservations has been set, neither the hotel nor JEA/NSPA can guarantee availability. 24 We didn’t invent

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Save your storage space JEA/NSPA Fall National High Registrations School Journalism Convention quantity Rate Total for awards—not stacks of Nov. 10-13, 2016, Indianapolis Student Registrations x = Adviser Registrations x = To sign up for preconvention workshops, media tours, Swap Shops, Break leftover yearbooks. with a Pro, NSPA Best of Show, JEA Write-offs, adviser luncheon or shirt Professional Registrations x $150 = pre-orders, you must register online. x $0 = $0 indy.journalismconvention.org Complimentary Registrations

School Name Adviser/Nonstudent Attendees Enter names and appropriate designations below. At least one

Publication/Broadcast Name adviser/nonstudent attendee must be registered at the convention for students to participate. 1. ❍CJE ❍MJE ❍1st Time Attendee Media Type (Newspaper, Yearbook, etc.)

❍ ❍ ❍ Mailing Address 2. CJE MJE 1st Time Attendee

City State ZIP student Attendees School Phone Adviser/Chaperone Cellphone Number(s) Type or print students’ full names as clearly as possible. Substitutions may be made later by email or fax. Names are being collected for Adviser email address security and insurance purposes.

I/my publication/media are members of: ❍JEA ❍NSPA ❍Both ❍Neither

Registration Fees Earlybird Standard JEA and NSPA members $90 per delegate $100 per delegate Nonmember students or advisers $110 per delegate $120 per delegate Nonmember professionals $150 per delegate $150 per delegate

Complimentary registrations: Speakers who present two or more sessions (or present one session and judge) and who are JEA or NSPA members receive complimentary registrations. No more than two registrations per school will be complimentary; no students will be comped for presenting sessions.

Payment This payment is for convention registration only. Do not include fees All fees for items on this form should be made payable to NSPA. for Write-offs, critiques or membership in the payment for registration fees. Make them payable to the correct group (see each form for reference) and mail them to the addresses on the appropriate forms. Total Due/enclosed: Plan carefully. Make check or purchase orders for convention registration payable to NSPA. Submission of a purchase order indicates your intention to pay ❍ ❍ fees in full and does not constitute payment itself. If payment is not received with Check enclosed Purchase order enclosed registration, NSPA requests that you pay via check or credit card or provide a # # purchase order number within 10 business days of your registration or upon arrival Produce a high quality yearbook without high at the convention, whichever comes first. NSPA will require payment in full of any Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 604.113, NSPA is authorized to outstanding balance at the convention registration desk. Unpaid registrations may ZERO FINANCIAL RISK stress. Our no upfront commitments policy charge $50 for any check that is returned for insufficient funds. be subject to an administrative fee, and there is a $50 fee for all returned checks. Absolutely no refunds; however, substitutions can be made at any time. means you can order the exact number of books ❍Visa ❍MasterCard ❍American Express ❍Discover Do not mail after Oct. 28, 2016. After that date contact NSPA for availability 3-WEEK TURNAROUND Name of Card or register online or at the convention. you need, whenever you need them. We have Convention Photography/Video: Participants give permission for photographs and/or video to be taken during the activities at the convention. These images and FREE eYEARBOOKS the fastest turnaround in the business—three Card Number Expiration Date video will remain the property of the photographer or JEA/NSPA and may be used in publications and marketing campaigns for future conventions with or without names weeks to print, ship, deliver—and there are never of those pictured. NO MINIMUM ORDERS Signature Special Considerations: any hidden fees or extra charges. ❍ Check here if anyone in your delegation has a disability that may affect his/ her participation in this event. Attach a statement regarding your disability-related needs. NSPA must be notified by Oct. 14 to ensure appropriate accommodations.

Mail to: JEA/NSPA Fall Convention Fax: 612-626-0720 I, the undersigned, have read the rules of conduct below, and I will assist 2221 University Ave. SE, Suite 121 Questions: 612-625-9311 convention officials in their enforcement. Minneapolis, MN 55414 [email protected] Adviser Signature Preserve your students’ memories as well as your budget. Visit picabooyearbooks.com to contact your local sales representative. 27 Convention rules and officials

Rules of Conduct These guidelines are established to ensure that all convention participants have a safe and enjoyable stay in Indianapolis: • A midnight convention curfew will be in effect Wednesday through Saturday. Students Convention should be in their rooms, making no excessive noise, at that time. The hotel reserves the right to remove any hotel guests who make excessive noise or create similar disruption. Officials Advisers/chaperones will be responsible for enforcing the nightly convention curfew. • No student will be admitted to the convention without a school-approved adviser/ Laura Widmer chaperone. At least one chaperone/adviser is required for every 12 students. It is Executive Director, NSPA understood that by the act of registering students for the convention, advisers assume responsibility for their students’ behavior and well-being during the convention. Albert R. Tims, Ph.D. • Chaperones should recognize that they and their schools will be held liable for any damage to hotel facilities incurred by students under their supervision. President, • Rudeness to hotel guests and hotel employees; misuse of or reckless behavior on the NSPA Board of Directors elevators or escalators; excessive noise; destruction of property; or any other inappropriate behavior is not acceptable and can lead to expulsion from the hotel and/or criminal Mark Newton, MJE prosecution. Should individual students, advisers or delegations prove disruptive, JEA/ President, JEA NSPA officials reserve the right to declare all fees forfeited, and to send delegates home at their own expense. Tom Gayda • Breaking convention rules may result in disqualification from all contests and forfeiture of Local Team Chair, any awards won. Indianapolis convention • Drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages, or possession/use of illegal drugs is absolutely prohibited. • All students are expected to wear their convention name badges at all times while in the hotel meeting rooms and common areas. • When outside the hotel, travel in groups. Your personal safety is our concern.

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Celebrating the Free Spirit Class of 2016 In June 2016, 51 rising high school seniors experienced an extraordinary five-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., as participants in the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference, a program of the Newseum Institute. The conference promotes the vital role of the First Amendment as a cornerstone of democracy and inspires students to pursue journalism careers. Boys and girls from each U.S. state and the District of Columbia attended presentations, classes and other learning experiences at the Newseum and elsewhere in Washington focusing on the three branches of government and how journalists cover them.

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Required for participation in activities Student name (printed) that take place outside of the

J.W. Marriott. School Advisers: Photocopy this form for each student participating in an off-site activity, and Address mail, fax or email the completed forms with your convention registration. Adviser email Parents and advisers: Please read and sign. Students applying for off-site programs must School phone have a parental signature granting permission to travel away from the official convention site. Adviser cellphone

Signature of student

Signature of parent or guardian Send complete form to: JEA/NSPA Fall Convention 2221 University Ave. SE, Suite 121 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Signature of adviser Fax: 612-626-0720 Email: [email protected]

JEA Membership form

Join online at www.jea.org Name or complete this form National Scholastic and return it with payment. Press Association Check one: ❍ Home Address ❍ New member ❍ Renew (___ years as member) Home City State ZIP Check one: ❍ Teacher/Adviser $60 ❍ Associate $75 School Name I advise: ❍ Newspaper ❍ Newsmagazine ❍ Yearbook ❍ School Address ❍ Online ❍ Lit Magazine ❍ Radio ❍ TV School City State ZIP ❍ Photography

Home Phone Work Phone/Ext. Check the address where you want your mailings sent (home or school). Email Address

Listserv Email Address ❍ Add me to listserv ❍ Do NOT add me ❍ Already on listserv Recognizing, Educating

Method of Payment: ❍ Check (payable to JEA) ❍ PO ❍ Credit Card and connecting the nation’s student journalists and their advisers. Membership is activated Check or PO number when payment is received.

Card Number ❍ Visa ❍ MasterCard ❍ Discover ❍ AmEx Exp. Date Security Code Renew your publication’s membership online Cardholder’s Signature at studentpress.org/nspa/membership.

Send form and fee to: Email: [email protected] JEA Membership Fax: 785-532-5563 105 Kedzie Hall 828 Mid-Campus Drive S. Manhattan, KS 66506-1500

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